The official theatrical trailer of the new hollywood movie “This is it” in high definition quality (HD / HQ)
“MICHAEL JACKSON’S THIS IS IT”
WILL LAUNCH WITH MORE THAN 25 GLOBAL PREMIERES
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27
– MORE THAN 15 PREMIERES WILL OCCUR SIMULTANEOUSLY AROUND THE WORLD–
–Special Advance Screenings For The Public Start Same Day –
UNRELEASED MICHAEL JACKSON SONG “THIS IS IT” TO BE UNVEILED OCTOBER 12TH
SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT TO RELEASE TWO DISC ALBUM WITH MUSIC INSPIRED BY THE SONY PICTURES FILM MICHAEL JACKSON”S THIS IS IT ON OCTOBER 26TH/27TH
This Is It was a planned series of 50 concerts by Michael Jackson to be held at the The O2 arena in London. They were scheduled to begin in July 2009 and continue through March 2010. Less than three weeks before the first show was due to begin and with all concerts being sold out, Jackson died of a cardiac arrest.
Jackson promoted the concerts by appearing at a press conference on the arena site. AEG Live, the concert promoters, released a promotional video that took up an entire commercial break, setting a record for ITV. The shows were to be Jackson’s first major series of concerts since the HIStory World Tour finished in 1997, and had been cited as one of the year’s most important musical events. Over one million people would have attended in total. Randy Phillips, president and chief executive of AEG Live, stated that the first 10 dates alone would have earned the singer approximately £50 million. Originally 10 concerts were announced, however public demand resulted in a 50 date sold out residency. Ticket sales broke several records and AEG Live stated that Jackson could have sold more dates. Jackson’s album sales increased following the announcement.
In preparation for the concerts, the pop singer had been collaborating with numerous high profile figures, such as Christian Audigier, Kenny Ortega and Lou Ferrigno. Prior to Jackson’s death, Allgood Entertainment had planned to sue the musician for $40 million, claiming he had breached a contract with them.
AEG Live has offered either full refunds to all ticket holders or a souvenir ticket designed by Jackson. According to the court documents regarding Michael Jackson’s estate, Columbia Pictures has acquired the footage of the rehearsal to make a movie. The Jackson estate will get 90% of the profits made while AEG Live gets the remaining 10%. Columbia Pictures has guaranteed at least $60 million for the rights.[1] On August 10, an L.A. judge ruled that production of the feature concert-film could commence.
