Michael Jackson's This Is It
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‘This Is It’ Director Talks About The Late King of Pop
Published on: October 26, 2009By 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.
Read the full interview here.
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Opening March 19, 2010
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Opening March 26, 2010
