Michael Jackson's This Is It

• ‘This Is It’ Director Talks About The Late King of Pop

  Published on: October 26, 2009

  By Shannon Nystedt
  MovieSet.com
  
  While at a promotional stop in Toronto, U.S. director and choreographer Kenny Ortega spoke with The Canadian Press about the late Michael Jackson and the film he didn’t want to make. 
  
  "… I just didn't feel that I was emotionally capable of going through it," said Ortega, who also directed the star-studded L.A. memorial that was held in Jackson's honor and broadcast around the world. "My first reaction was no, I can't, I won't be objective. I can't, I'm going through too much, it hurts too much, I'm too close, it's too soon. ... But then, in the end, it was going to be made, and if I wasn't going to do it, who was going to do it?...”
  
  The film covers Jackson's rehearsals for a planned set of 50 sold-out shows at London's O2 Arena, which were to begin last July 8. Michael Jackson's This Is It opens in select cities with midnight screenings late Tuesday before expanding to wide release on Wednesday for a two-week run.
  
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• Advanced Ticket Sales for 'Michael Jackson’s This Is It' Sell out in Two Hours!

  Published on: September 28, 2009

  By Shannon Nystedt
  movieset.com
  
  Advanced ticket sales for the Los Angeles premiere of Michael Jackson’s This Is It sold out within two hours of going on sale.  Fans waited in line for three days in hopes of securing one of 3,000 tickets to attend the October 27th premiere. Following the premiere, audiences will be able to see the film for a limited two-week run.
  
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• This is it! Michael Jackson's Film Poster is Revealed

  Published on: September 9, 2009

  By Shannon Nystedt
  movieset.com
  
  Official Poster art for Michael Jackson’s This Is It has been released for your viewing pleasure.  The film chronicle the period from April to June 2009, during which Jackson was rehearsing for his proposed 50-date O2 Arena stint, due to begin in July. Directed by Jackson's creative partner and tour coordinator, Kenny Ortega (High School Musical), This Is It is a very private, exclusive look into possibly the greatest concert that no-one got a chance to see.

  The PG-rated film will make its debut on 28 October, with tickets going on sale almost a month earlier, on 27 September.

  
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