The World Premiere of Michael Jackson's This Is It will be held today, October 27th, 2009 at the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE in downtown Los Angeles, California at 4:30pm Pacific Time. What makes this event different than other premieres is that fans will be able to tune into a live webcast of the event on www.ThisIsIt-Movie.com and www.crackle.com.

Viewers will be able to post comments during the live coverage. The webcast will be streamed in the United States 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.

The documentary will open in theaters nationwide tomorrow, October 28, 2009. See the Showtimes page for showtimes at a theater near you, and the Information Page includes a full plot summary, videos, and links to the official web site and other related sites.

The full press release from Sony Pictures appears below.

Press Release

World Premiere of 'Michael Jackson's THIS IS IT' to be Webcast Around the World

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.

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Source: Sony Pictures