Are you ready to watch the red carpet arrivals at the premiere of Michael Jackson's "This Is It" film, filmed live at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles.
After months of industry hype, Hollywood rolls out the red carpet for Michael Jackson movie This Is It showing the final performance of the fallen King of Pop.
Culled from 80 hours of videotape taken of the pop star's final days of rehearsals for a series of London concerts in July also titled This Is It, director Kenny Ortega has called the film "a story of a master of his craft."
Officials have since ruled that his heart stopped due to an overdose of the powerful anesthetic propofol, which is utilized in surgery, as well as the sedative lorazepam, often used to treat anxiety and sold under brand names Ativan and Temesta.
But This Is It was never meant to delve into the details of his death, which could result in criminal charges being filed against his doctors.
"It's a privileged path to observe Michael as the creative architect and mastermind behind his work," Ortega told Reuters. He called it "raw" and "unguarded" and said "it's a unique behind-the-scenes look at the creative process of putting a show together," referring to the This Is It concerts.
In the 1990s, Jackson was the subject of child molestation allegations and in 2003, he was arrested and charged with child sex abuse. After a 2005 trial, he was acquitted of all charges. Still, the negative publicity took him out of the spotlight.
After his death concert promoter AEG Live, which bankrolled the London concerts, struck a $60 million deal with Sony Corp.'s Columbia Pictures movie studio to use the videotapes and make the film. Ortega, the shows' choreographer and a long-time Jackson friend, was hired to direct.
This Is It sees it's world premiere in Los Angeles at 1 am GMT, and numerous celebrities are expected. Celebrity TV show Access Hollywood said Jackson's brothers, Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Randy will be on hand.
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