VIDEO : Joseph Fiennes is as 'Shocked' as Everybody to Play Michael Jackson for Sky TV

Joseph Fiennes, like the entertainment industry at large, is surprised he's been hired to play Michael Jackson in an upcoming, one-off half-hour comedy for Sky TV. "I'm a white, middle-class guy from London," he told Entertainment Tonight. The project, Elizabeth, Michael & Marlon, is based on an urban legend ? originating from a 2011 Vanity Fair story ? about Jackson, Marlon Brando and Elizabeth Taylor embarking on a rental car road trip. "Elizabeth, Michael & Marlon is a Sky Arts comedy which takes a lighthearted look at a reportedly true event," a Sky spokesperson tells Rolling Stone, clarifying that the project is neither a drama nor a movie.