The Jackson movie you never saw

July 21, 2009 The King of Pop's long association with a small-time filmmaker led to a featured role in a campy 2007 film unknown to many of his fans, and may well have led to another project he was developing (see video at left). Three months before his death, Stoller says Jackson committed to co-directing and financing a movie -- a poignant drama about foster children -- and planned to get started as soon as he completed his London concerts. It's a small indie project that might not have exactly been getting a big studio rollout or a prime spot at Sundance.

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