GERMANY: Michael Jackson fans in the German capital gather to watch the first screening of the film "This is it", showing the King of Pop's final days of rehearsals before his death
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GERMANY: Michael Jackson fans in the German capital gather to watch the first screening of the film "This is it", showing the King of Pop's final days of rehearsals before his death
- Title: GERMANY: Michael Jackson fans in the German capital gather to watch the first screening of the film "This is it", showing the King of Pop's final days of rehearsals before his death
- Date: 29th October 2009
- Summary: BERLIN, GERMANY (OCTOBER 28, 2009) (REUTERS) (NIGHT SHOTS) VARIOUS OF BRANDENBURG GATE AT NIGHT VARIOUS EXTERIORS OF CINEMA WHERE PREMIERE WAS HELD "THIS IS IT" POSTER VARIOUS OF FANS GATHERED OUTSIDE CINEMA BOY WEARING MICHAEL JACKSON SHIRT BOY DOING MOONWALK DANCE MORE OF FANS FAN, NIKKI, HOLDING JACKSON POSTER CLOSE UP OF POSTER (SOUNDBITE) (English) MICHAEL JACKSON FAN, NIKKI, SAYING: "I'm here tonight because I'm one of the biggest fans of Michael Jackson. I just want to see the last moments he spent in his life, how he wanted to show us the show, how he wanted to show us those last hours, it's important for me because I'm a really, really big fan of Michael Jackson and I grew up with his music. Because of his music, I learns myself to sing, because of his music I learnt a little bit of English so it's really important for me." FAN, CARLOS, DANCING (SOUNDBITE) (English) MICHAEL JACKSON FAN, CARLOS, SAYING: "I'm here for Michael Jackson, I love him. He's the king of pop and he's the best. He's the king of pop and that's nice to be here for his movie. That's the greatest place for me." MORE OF FANS GATHERED OUTSIDE CINEMA "THIS IS IT" POSTERS
- Embargoed: 13th November 2009 12:00
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- Location: Germany
- Country: Germany
- Topics: Entertainment
- Reuters ID: LVA35DGB7USEHF588YYVUDJL97XV
- Story Text: Fans of Michael Jackson hungry for one last chance to see the "King of Pop" sing and dance gathered at a cinema in central Berlin on Wednesday (October 28) to watch the first screening of the film "This is it". The movie, which is part documentary and part concert film showing the last few days of Jackson's life, premiered in Los Angeles but was shown at the same time in hundreds of cinemas around the world.
Despite the screening taking place in the early hours of the morning in Germany, hoards of fans turned up to see the film which is mostly composed of video footage of Jackson rehearsing for a series of concerts in the weeks before his unexpected June 25 death from an overdose of powerful drugs.
Set to run for a limited two-week period, "This Is It" looks like a box office winner for Sony's Columbia Pictures movie studio with one estimate saying it could make more than $600 million worldwide.
The film's makers promise an image of him that is more like the pop star who ruled the charts in the 1980s, and less like the frail paparazzi target he seemed in recent years.
Columbia has said the movie will be extended beyond its two-week run if ticket demand is high, and it plans to release the DVD for the movie in early 2010.
In the weeks following Jackson's death, his fans paid tribute at gatherings from London to Tokyo and at a Jackson family memorial service in Los Angeles attended by about 18,000 people. Fans lined up for tickets to the movie when they went on sale in Bangkok, Munich and elsewhere, and many early screenings sold out fast. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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