Sony Akan Terbitkan Michael Jackson: The Movie Sebelum 2010 Posted on 20 Jul 2009 at 3:02pm By RotiKaya Staff SonyPictures di’khabarkan berada dalam fasa perbincangan terakhir untukmenerbitkan sebuah filem bertemakan kehidupan Michael Jackson.
Filem tersebut yang masih belum mempunyai tajuk akan mengandungi sebahagian dari rakaman 80 jam latihan konsert ‘This Is It’.
Sony juga di’khabarkan membayar sejumlah USD$50 juta kepada AEG Entertainment yang memiliki hak ke’atas video terbabit.
Jurucakap berkata filem ini akan turut mengandungi sebuah videoversi baru untuk Thriller yang di’rancang untuk ditayangkan ketikakonsert Michael Jackson.
Fox, Universal, Paramount dan Relativity Media juga berminat untukmenerbitkan filem ini tetapi hak menjadi milik Sony kerana kebanyakanlagu Michael Jackson di’pegang oleh pihak Sony.
Kenny Ortega (High School Musical 3: Senior Year) akan mengarahkan filem ini dan akan terbit sebelum 2010 mengikut perancangan.
Coming soon to a theater near you (ifa judge agrees): afull-length motion picture filled with footage ofMichael Jackson'slast rehearsals.
The movie would comewith all theelements of a major studio release: product tie-ins,merchandising andeven a director's cut and special editions.
Butthat's only if a Los Angeles probate judge approves the deal byMonday.The judge has scheduled a hearing for Monday to see ifJackson'smother, Katherine, has any objections.
Aredactedagreement filed on Friday and released on Tuesday details thefilmproject. The agreement is between concert promoter AEG Live, oneofJackson's companies, Columbia Pictures and others.
Itwas part of more than 500 pages of documents related toJackson'sestate case filed since Friday that were made publiclyavailable onTuesday.
Last month, AEG President and CEORandyPhillips revealed that the company had more than 100 hours offootageof preparations for Jackson's series of 50 comeback concertsscheduledfor London's O2 Arena.
He predicted the dealcouldgenerate much-needed money for Jackson's debt-ridden estate.Theproposed contract offers a glimpse at the possible film. Some ofthefootage that could be used would be clips meant to be broadcastduringJackson's shows.
"If we all do our jobs right,wecould probably raise hundreds of millions of dollars just on thestuffwe have worldwide and then the estate could eradicate itsdebt,"Phillips said in early July.
The contract states Columbia Pictures paid $60 million for rights to the project.
Thedeal was negotiated by two men who are administeringJackson's estate,longtime attorney John Branca and music executive andJackson familyfriend John McClain.
It calls forJackson's companyto receive 90 percent of the film's profits, with theremainder goingto AEG Live. Jackson's stake would move into a privatetrust the singerordered established, of which his mother and threechildren are slatedto receive a combined 80 percent share. Theremainder is designated forunspecified charities.
Thecontract notes thatBranca and McClain may produce one or more tributeconcerts to the Kingof Pop, and sets out terms so that its broadcastdoesn't conflict withthe film. The contract doesn't state whichnetwork, if any, has beenselected to air the tribute. A possible datefor the concert's airinghas been redacted.
If itscreation is approved, themovie will have to meet the standards for a PGrating and not run anylonger than 150 minutes, the contract states.
Italso states that the movie can't include any footage thatis consideredto paint Jackson in a bad light. The contract also allowsColumbia towork with companies on promotional tie-ins for the films,but even thathas limits. Prohibited tie-in products include "alcohol,cleaningproducts, firearms, gambling, personal hygieneproducts,pharmaceuticals," as well as those with religious, politicalor tobaccoties.
Jackson's company would be also be abletoblock the creation of a new product marketing the film - the exampleofa "happy meal toy" is given - according to the contract.
Thedeadline for the judge's approval isn't the only tight timelinetheproject faces. According to the contract, Columbia must screenthemovie for Jackson's representatives no later than Oct. 2.
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Michael Jackson's This Is It[2][3] is a 2009Americanconcert film documenting Michael Jackson's rehearsals of the concert series of the same name, both on stage and behind the scenes. The film will comprise of Jackson mentoring his team for the 50 shows, as well as him creating, developing and ultimately staging the high-tech performances.[2] The footage was filmed at The Forum and the Staples Center in Los Angeles. It is set for worldwide theatrical release on October 28, 2009 with a limited two-week run. Tickets go on sale a month early, on September 27, 2009 to satisfy a high anticipated demand.[2]
On August 10, 2009, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff approved a deal between Michael Jackson's estate, concert promoter AEG Live and Sony Pictures. This allows Sony Pictures to edit hundreds of hours of rehearsal footage, to create a motion picture. Sony paid $60 million for the film rights.[4]
The film will contain behind the scenes footage of Jackson backstage, on stage and directing his team as he created his fifty shows. It will also contain interviews with friends of Jackson and 3-D sequences originally filmed as part of the concert performance. Candid and private scenes involving Jackson and his crew have been confirmed.[5] The DVD/Blu-ray release will contain the theatrical version in its entirety and a second DVD/Blu-ray disc containing over 2 hours of Jackson performing, warming up his vocals and performing in full costume. A CD soundtrack will be released after the movie to coincide with the DVD/Blu-ray release and will contain a new song recorded in the last two years of Jackson's life.[6]
The trailer was first premiered during the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards on September 13 2009,[7] along with the simultaneous launching of the official movie website
Advance ticket sale available from 15 October onwards.
14 Sep – In conjunction with the highly-anticipated "Michael Jackson's This Is It" movie releasing on 29 October 2009, moviegoers and Michael Jackson fans will be pleased to know that advance tickets sales in Malaysia will be available from 15 October onwards. It will be released in two versions: 2-D digital and the standard 35mm format.
According to local distributor Sony Pictures Releasing Pictures, the movie will only screen in 2-D digital format at the selected locations: TGV KLCC, TGV Sunway, GSC Mid Valley, GSC 1 Utama, GSC KL Pavilion, Cathay Curve and MBO Spring Kuching. While the normal 35mm format will be shown at TGV JB, TGV 1 Utama, TGV Ipoh, TGV Seremban 2, TGV Kepong, TGV Cheras, TGV Bukit Raja, TGV Bukit Tinggi, GSC Mid Valley, GSC Times Square, GSC Gurney, GSC Tropicana Mall, GSC Queensbay, GSC Sunway Carnival, GSC Dataran Pahlawan, GSC Gardens, GSC Puchong, GSC KK 1 Borneo, GSC Alamanda, Cathay City Square, Genting, MBO Melaka, Growball KK, Mall Brunei and Sri Q-Lap Brunei.
As for Singapore, ticket pre-sale will most probably begin from 1 October onwards, though date is still yet to be confirmed as well as the cinema locations.
Bearing the tagline "The Concert He Wanted You To See", "Michael Jackson's This Is It" movie will be shown in cinemas for a duration of only two weeks and is touted to be the last opportunity to see the King of Pop on the big screen. Following that, the anticipated movie trailer was launched today at the official movie website, www.thisisit-movie.com, where fans can see behind-the-scenes and rehearsal snippets of Michael Jackson's London concert at the O2 Arena before his untimely death in June 2009.
According to local distributor Sony Pictures Releasing Pictures, the movie will only screen in 2-D digital format at the selected locations: TGV KLCC, TGV Sunway, GSC Mid Valley, GSC 1 Utama, GSC KL Pavilion, Cathay Curve and MBO Spring Kuching. While the normal 35mm format will be shown at TGV JB, TGV 1 Utama, TGV Ipoh, TGV Seremban 2, TGV Kepong, TGV Cheras, TGV Bukit Raja, TGV Bukit Tinggi, GSC Mid Valley, GSC Times Square, GSC Gurney, GSC Tropicana Mall, GSC Queensbay, GSC Sunway Carnival, GSC Dataran Pahlawan, GSC Gardens, GSC Puchong, GSC KK 1 Borneo, GSC Alamanda, Cathay City Square, Genting, MBO Melaka, Growball KK, Mall Brunei and Sri Q-Lap Brunei.
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