Michael Jackson this time, wrote hits such as "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)" (1979), "This Place Hotel" (1980), and "Can You Feel It" (1980). Jackson's work in film began in 1978, when he moved to New York City to star as the Scarecrow in "The Wiz", a musical directed by Sidney Lumet. It costarred Diana Ross, Nipsey Russell, and Ted Ross. The film was a box-office failure. Its score was arranged by Quincy Jones, whom Jackson had previously met when he was 12 at Sammy Davis Jr.'s house. Jones agreed to produce Jackson's next solo album. During his time in
Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland is an American television biopic based on the 2014 book, "Remember the Time: Protecting Michael Jackson in His Final Days", written by Jackson's personal bodyguards Bill Whitfield and Javon Beard. The film follows Jackson in the final years of his life. On January 13, 2017, Lifetime announced that it had ordered a television biopic of Michael Jackson, which would be based on the book "Remember the Time: Protecting Michael Jackson in His Final Days". Production was scheduled to begin in February in Los Angeles. On its premiere airing, the film