THRILLER Movie Is Uncertain

This past week Deadline broke the news that Director Kenny Ortega (High School Musical movies) was Michael Jackson‘s longtime friend and choreographer, whose documentary This Is It was a box office hit last year, was set to make a movie based on the music video THRILLER. The report stated that GK Films was trying to acquire a package for a film that’s going to be fashioned around Jackson’s legendary song THRILLER. The 1983 music video directed by John Landis (An American Werewolf In London) is considered by many to be the greatest music video of all time. Ortega is attached to direct and Jeremy Garelick (The Hangover) will write the screenplay. But Ortega told EW, this is all still uncertain at this point..

“It got put out there before I’ve even really had a chance to think about it too much,”
“It is still in very, very early stages of development. The [Michael Jackson] estate would have to sign off on it. I have been a part of some early creative meetings and if all goes well, I think it could happen in the next couple of years.”

ya.. gotta get that estate’s permission man,.. don’t wanna offend Jacko’s family.. and those in charge of his property
don’t wanna have them Moonwalk all over you, Ortega!