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MICHAEL JACKSON'S THIS IS IT Will Have (Over) 25 Premieres Around The Globe!?!?
Merrick here...
Last week we got our first look at the trailer for MICHAEL JACKSON'S THIS IS IT (HERE or HERE).
Now comes word that the movie will have over 25 premieres worldwide, with over half that number coordinated to occur simultaneously.
Per the following press release from Sony:
CULVER CITY, Calif., Sept. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Fans worldwide will have the opportunity to celebrate the global launch of Michael Jackson's THIS IS IT when Sony Pictures Entertainment hosts over 25 global premieres, with more than 15 of those coordinated simultaneously around the world, on Tuesday, October 27th. Three hours after the red carpet events begin, audiences will be able to see the highly anticipated film for the first time as the studio has added special advance screenings that evening throughout the world.
Michael Jackson's THIS IS IT will be available worldwide for a limited two-week engagement beginning, Wednesday October 28. Tickets for all shows, including the Tuesday night special advance screenings, are available for purchase beginning this coming Sunday, September 27. Moviegoers can purchase tickets by visiting all major motion picture ticketing websites as well as www.thisisit-movie.com.
"Michael Jackson has an army of fans everywhere around the world. By rolling out this film with simultaneous premieres and special advance screenings on October 27th, we are giving audiences an incredible opportunity to join together in celebration of Michael Jackson's incredible career," said Jeff Blake, chairman, Worldwide Marketing and Distribution for Sony Pictures.
The film's world gala will be in Los Angeles at the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on Tuesday, October 27. That event, which begins at 6pm PDT, kicks off a series of more than 25 premieres around the globe. More than 15 cities, including New York, Rio De Janeiro, London, Berlin, Johannesburg, and Seoul will host events simultaneously, with red carpet arrivals and activities from the Los Angeles gala broadcast by satellite to those cities. Other cities, including Moscow, Tokyo, Sydney, Paris, and many others will host their own, non-simultaneous premiere activities.
Three hours after the worldwide celebration of the motion picture, the first public screenings of the film will begin. For example, the first audiences in Los Angeles will see the film at 9pm; in New York, audiences will have the opportunity to see the film at midnight; and in London, the advance screenings will be at 4am UK time.
Michael Jackson's THIS IS IT will offer Jackson fans and music lovers worldwide a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the performer as he developed, created and rehearsed for his sold-out concerts that would have taken place beginning this summer in London's O2 Arena. Chronicling the months from March through June, 2009, the film is produced with the full support of the Estate of Michael Jackson and drawn from more than one hundred hours of behind-the-scenes footage, featuring Jackson rehearsing a number of his songs for the show. Audiences will be given a privileged and private look at Jackson as he has never been seen before. In raw and candid detail, Michael Jackson's THIS IS IT captures the singer, dancer, filmmaker, architect, creative genius, and great artist at work as he creates and perfects his final show. Kenny Ortega, who was both Michael Jackson's creative partner and the director of the stage show, is also directing the film, which is being produced by Randy Phillips, Kenny Ortega and Paul Gongaware. Executive producers are John Branca and John McClain. The film will be distributed worldwide by Sony Pictures Releasing. For more information about the film please visit www.thisisit-movie.com.
Over 25 premieres...and not one of them is near me? Whatever...
Michael Jackson's THIS IS IT will be available worldwide for a limited two-week engagement beginning, Wednesday October 28. Tickets for all shows, including the Tuesday night special advance screenings, are available for purchase beginning this coming Sunday, September 27. Moviegoers can purchase tickets by visiting all major motion picture ticketing websites as well as www.thisisit-movie.com.
"Michael Jackson has an army of fans everywhere around the world. By rolling out this film with simultaneous premieres and special advance screenings on October 27th, we are giving audiences an incredible opportunity to join together in celebration of Michael Jackson's incredible career," said Jeff Blake, chairman, Worldwide Marketing and Distribution for Sony Pictures.
The film's world gala will be in Los Angeles at the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on Tuesday, October 27. That event, which begins at 6pm PDT, kicks off a series of more than 25 premieres around the globe. More than 15 cities, including New York, Rio De Janeiro, London, Berlin, Johannesburg, and Seoul will host events simultaneously, with red carpet arrivals and activities from the Los Angeles gala broadcast by satellite to those cities. Other cities, including Moscow, Tokyo, Sydney, Paris, and many others will host their own, non-simultaneous premiere activities.
Three hours after the worldwide celebration of the motion picture, the first public screenings of the film will begin. For example, the first audiences in Los Angeles will see the film at 9pm; in New York, audiences will have the opportunity to see the film at midnight; and in London, the advance screenings will be at 4am UK time.
Michael Jackson's THIS IS IT will offer Jackson fans and music lovers worldwide a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the performer as he developed, created and rehearsed for his sold-out concerts that would have taken place beginning this summer in London's O2 Arena. Chronicling the months from March through June, 2009, the film is produced with the full support of the Estate of Michael Jackson and drawn from more than one hundred hours of behind-the-scenes footage, featuring Jackson rehearsing a number of his songs for the show. Audiences will be given a privileged and private look at Jackson as he has never been seen before. In raw and candid detail, Michael Jackson's THIS IS IT captures the singer, dancer, filmmaker, architect, creative genius, and great artist at work as he creates and perfects his final show. Kenny Ortega, who was both Michael Jackson's creative partner and the director of the stage show, is also directing the film, which is being produced by Randy Phillips, Kenny Ortega and Paul Gongaware. Executive producers are John Branca and John McClain. The film will be distributed worldwide by Sony Pictures Releasing. For more information about the film please visit www.thisisit-movie.com.
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Yeh me
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Ba-dum-bump!
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Let the rage flow, people! But more on topic, I am looking forward to seeing this. Thriller is SUCH an awesome album.
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It is Hollywood, after all.
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He managed to make people believe he was a paedophile, that shit takes skill. They gave Jackie Earle Haley am Oscar nomination for it.
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I hear Tito just handed in his resignation at the car wash.
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Milking his pasty white corpse for all it's worth. Wow.
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This is where the remaining Jacksons, make money off MJ's legacy for the rest of their lives.
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...just where MJ wanted to be.
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For a fucking movie? You know what this means? It means a fucking ticket to this paedo snuff film will cost something like 1000 bucks. TRUST ME on this one. They WILL get their money back.
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I'll have to think about it before I even attempt to get tix. That'd be crazy though. I've always loved the idea of simultaneous screenings. The only one I remember going to was Matrix Revolutions though. I always thought the SW prequels should have done that to unite everyone through the Force but I doubt Lucas cares about that sort of thing. Did anyone else synchronize their first public screenings like that?
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Good.
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It say there "would have" been concerts. Why are they doing a movie instead? Did something happen to Michael?
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It say there "would have" been concerts. Why are they doing a movie instead? Did something happen to Michael?
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here we go again...
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that's utterly idiotic.
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At the opening in NY, a coffin will be brought out and people will gasp at the thought that maybe Jacko's corpse will be on display. Only to hear the coffin slowly creek open and out of the coffin a ragged, tattered Jacko emerges, wearing his red/black jacket. The crowd is silent with confusion. Then the the beat kicks, the howl of wolves is heard and the organ plays and BAM!!! A live performance of Thriller as Jacko makes his glorious death hoax known to the jaw-dropped public!
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Sep 21, 2009 7:04:03 PM CDT
I love the scene where Jason buries a machete in MJ's skull.
by azultool
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Anyone remember the MJ zombie, in the classic red leather suit, at the end of that one being electrocuted? There will also probably be "You must be under this tall to see this movie" outside every theater.
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Tito was the only cool one in the Jackson 5!
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... a lot.
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They both stick their meat between 10 year-old buns. Fuck that kiddie fiddling asshole. How someone that fucking successful can bankrupt himself should show just how out of his fucking head he was. Sure, he made probably three albums worth of good songs.
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Is to see how many pedophile jokes that the circus animals can come up with. Other than a few people, the rest of these guys don't a shit about Micheal Jackson. It's kind of fucked up that ainitcool continues to post Jackson info knowing what it will turn into.
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for what everyone knew would be an absolute shit movie (well everybody that wasn't retarded here, aka 2 percent of the talbackers).
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Foreplay.
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What did you think of the doc?
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It's only been about 20 years.
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Sep 21, 2009 9:07:54 PM CDT
Sit tight for the eventual holographic Michael Jackson concert
by yackbacker
They have the technology, so you know it will happen sooner or later. Virtual MJ moonwalking, people will spend money on that too. It can be a double-bill with Elvis.
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And Glaxo
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But any fucking tool who pays to see footage of the freakshow zombie trying to relive a bunch of fucking horrible crap that was only popular due to the pathetically low standards of the 80's consumers, deserves to be fucking assraped and left for dead in a fucking garbage bin outside of an unending Yanni concert.
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... that Jackson hated? Just curious.
Also, anyone else think it's ironic that Jackson's last album was titled "Invincible?" Just occurred to me today. I'm a little slow. -
Sep 21, 2009 10:07:31 PM CDT
WHAT DID MICHAEL JACKSON CALL CIRCUMCISED FORESKIN?
by carlthormark1978
Chewing gum.
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Sep 21, 2009 10:11:12 PM CDT
lockesbrokenleg, WE DO NEED THE MAKING OF THRILLER ON DVD!!!FACT
by carlthormark1978
I actually have a VHS copy and still watch it from time to time.
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I remember owning that VHS along with the Making of We Are the World. Would love to see those on DVD.
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Gag. Barf. Fucking enough already!
The guy was a fucking creep, a mental child molester, and a lifelong hardcore drug addict. I was sympathetic when he first died, but not anymore. I think the guy was creepy and degenerate in ways I don't want to even think about.
And now we get this stuff it down our throats movie about him? F that, man. The guy was creepy and doesn't deserve an optimistic film about his life. He deserves a film about sick minded degeneracy. Because that's all he was. -
poor MJ, even in death, exploited for money. Those greedy bastards. One last hurrah for the dough, eh?
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thats news to planet earth.
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That loveable scamp.
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Unless these "premieres" literally start at the dead-on same second then they are not premieres. Only the first one (even if it only starts 30 seconds before) can be the premiere. And the ones of these 25 that don't take place simultaneously? Not even close to being premieres.
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... why not a Michael Jackson Zombie movie.
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King of Hearts indeed
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Hate festers.
Love endures.
RIP King of Pop. -
It saved a ton on Jesus Juice, but where's the challenge?
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Sep 22, 2009 12:28:54 PM CDT
LET US RAISE A GLASS OF JESUS JUICE IN HONOR OF MICHAEL JACKSON
by mr spork
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What else is new.
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YOUR "CONTRIBUTIONS" WILL NOT SHATTER MY HOPE IN HUMANITY.
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FROM THIS FUCKING TALKBACK. R.I.P. MICHAEL (EVENTUALLY).
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SO, I CAN GO BACK TO THE 60'S AND FUCK MYSELF.
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Yeah. None of these theaters will be even near me.LAME.
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