Tuesday, October 27 Event from Los Angeles Available at ThisIsIt-Movie.com and
Crackle.com
CULVER CITY, Calif., Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- When Michael Jackson's THIS IS IT
makes its worldwide premiere from Los Angeles tomorrow, Tuesday, October 27,
viewers around the world will have a chance to join in during the live webcast
of the event, which will take place at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE in downtown Los
Angeles, beginning at 4:30 p.m. PDT.
The live webcast can be seen on www.ThisIsIt-Movie.com and www.crackle.com.
Viewers can interact by commenting and discussing on these pages during the
live coverage. The webcast will be streamed in the U.S. and around the world.
In the U.S., the webcast will be hosted by radio personalities Big Boy and
Luscious Liz, and five international hosts will webcast to their regions.
Columbia Pictures' partner on the live webcast is UStream.tv, the internet's
premiere live video platform. UStream.tv, which also webcast Michael
Jackson's memorial service to four million people, reaches 40 million viewers
per month and is the premier live video site for talent. Premiere
Entertainment will produce the webcast for Ustream.tv and Sony Pictures.
Michael Jackson's THIS IS IT, to be released on October 28th, 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 past summer in London's O2 Arena.
Covering 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 120
hours of behind-the-scenes footage, featuring Jackson rehearsing numerous
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 is the last documentation of Michael Jackson in action,
capturing the singer, dancer, filmmaker, architect, creative genius, and great
artist at work as he and his collaborators move toward their goals of London,
the O2 arena, and history. 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.
About Sony Pictures Entertainment
Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of
America (SCA), a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. SPE's global
operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television
production and distribution; digital content creation and distribution;
worldwide channel investments; home entertainment acquisition and
distribution; operation of studio facilities; development of new entertainment
products, services and technologies; and distribution of filmed entertainment
in more than 130 countries. Sony Pictures Entertainment can be found on the
World Wide Web at www.sonypictures.com.
SOURCE Sony Pictures
Steve Elzer, Senior Vice President, Media Relations of Columbia TriStar Motion
Picture Group, +1-310-244-7142, steve_elzer@spe.sony.com; or Jim Bates,
james_bates@sitrick.com, or Terry Fahn, terry_fahn@sitrick.com, both of
Sitrick & Company, +1-310-788-2850, for Estate of Michael Jackson; or Michael
Roth, Vice President, Communications of AEG, Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE,
+1-213-742-7155, mroth@aegworldwide.com
