A Los Angeles judge has given the go ahead for Columbia Pictures to develop a Michael Jackson movie. In a continuation of the Michael Jackson estate court hearing on Monday, Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff approved the feature film deal brokered between Columbia, the Michael Jackson estate and AEG live.

The date for Michael Jackson's funeral has been pushed back to September 3rd, the Jackson family has announced. Michael's father, Joe Jackson, leaked the news earlier this week that the burial would be held on what would have been the pop icon's 51st birthday, August 29th.