Michael Jackson's This Is It

Michael Jackson's This Is It (2009)

Like You've Never Seen Him Before

A compilation of interviews, rehearsals and backstage footage of Michael Jackson as he prepared for his series of sold-out shows in London.

Date of release
2009-10-28
TMDB
7.4 / 10 (1123)
Runtime
1h 51m
Genres
Music, Documentary
Director
Kenny Ortega

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Box office: $261.2M
  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: TV Krant Filmposter Award

Michael Jackson's This Is It is a 2009 American musical documentary film about Michael Jackson's preparation for This Is It, a planned concert residency that was cancelled due to his death in 2009. Released four months after Jackson's death, the film features behind-the-scenes footage of rehearsals and related preparations for the concerts. The film was directed by Kenny Ortega, the show director of the cancelled concerts, who confirmed that none of the footage was originally intended for release; however, after Jackson's death, an agreement was made between This Is It concert promoter AEG Live and the Michael Jackson Estate to produce the film.

Production

The film's director and choreographer, Ortega, stated that the rehearsal footage and concept of making a film to document the preparation of the concerts had come about as "an accident". Ortega stated the film was pieced together from "private footage" shot by documentarians Sandrine Orabona and Tim Patterson of Jackson and the concerts crew rehearsing and that before Jackson's death, was never intended to be released.

On August 10, a Superior Court Judge officially approved the deal between Columbia Pictures (film distributor) and AEG Live (the concerts promoter) for Columbia to be able to purchase and distribute rehearsal footage of Jackson and the rehearsal crew for the film.

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