translated from Spanish: Michael Jackson auditioned to be the lead character in X-Men

On the occasion of celebrating the 20th birthday of the X-Men cinematographic cinematographic directories and actors, they told funny and curious anecdotes that occurred in the different shoots of the sagaBut no doubt Michael Jackson’s insistence on being one of the most famous mutants, is by far an anecdote worth telling. 

In a report by The Hollywood Reporter, director Bryan Singer and producers Lauren Shuler Donner and Ralph Winter reviewed some details of this story, which is part of the folklore of these 20 years, and that some of the protagonists had told off the record. The singer met with the team in charge of the film to take on the role of Professor Charles Xavier, who eventually played actor Patrick Stewart. Lauren Shuler Donner, one of the producers, said she told Jackson:
“Do you know xavier is a tall and white man?” To which the artist answered very excitedly: “‘Oh, yes. I can wear makeup,'” recalled Lauren, who met with him before the audition.

For the interview Michael took his 1996 video “Ghosts”, a video he wrote and starred in and in which the singer plays all the characters of the same, in order to show his versatility in standing in front of the camera and his acting skills. 

“Michael was in the eye of the hurricane over the accusations against him (for sexual abuse) at the time,” a Fox executive recalled about that episode. The reason why the network did not want to include the Pop star in the film and the possibility that the singer played Xavier was unworkable. 

Would you have imagined Michael playing the Mutant Professor? 

Original source in Spanish