United Kingdom, April 30 -- Juliano Valdi has compared the responsibility of playing Michael Jackson to "taking care of a baby".

The 12-year-old actor portrays the young version of the late King of Pop in the biopic Michael and although he had a lot of fun working on the film, he also felt "pressure" to live up to the expectations of the Thriller hitmaker's family.

He told E! News: "I knew that when they thought so highly about me, they were really confident in me.

"I had a big responsibility. I had to take care of that-like taking care of a baby, basically, being so gentle with it.

"It was a lot of pressure. I had to make everyone proud because they thought that I could play Michael Jackson."

A number of members of Michael's family,...