EXCLUSIVE: Sources are telling us that Antoine Fuqua’s Michael Jackson biopic, Michael, from Lionsgate, with a near four-hour cut, could be split into two movies. That’s an option on the table, and not a definite at this time.

Tom Cruise paid tribute to his “Top Gun” co-star Val Kilmer, who died on Tuesday at the age of 65. Cruise attended CinemaCon, the annual convention of movie theater owners that’s currently unfolding in Las Vegas, to hype up the release of “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning,” which opens in cinemas over the summer. …

The Michael Jackson biopic ‘Michael’ directed by Antoine Fuqua is nearly four hours long. Hollywood scuttlebutt suggests distributor Lionsgate may cut the biopic in half, making it a two-parter. It’s an option being considered—but is not set in stone yet.