Which fire delayed revisions to the Michael screenplay?

The Palisades Fire delayed revisions to the Michael screenplay.

The film’s script had to be rewritten after a legal-settlement clause was discovered that prevented references to one set of allegations against Michael Jackson. Screenwriter John Logan’s house was damaged in the Palisades Fire, which delayed that rewriting work. The production subsequently revised the third act and removed the relevant references.

This event is part of Michael’s complicated production history, not a scene in the finished film. The changes eventually led to 22 days of reshoots in June 2025. The final version concentrates on Jackson’s rise and ends as he begins the Bad World Tour, rather than continuing into the later period covered by earlier versions of the screenplay.