BASSETERRE, St. Kitts - ALL has not been lost for fans of the late ‘King of Pop’, Michael Jackson, as a movie with the singing icon is set to be release in October.
According to Jahkno.com, Sony Pictures yesterday (Aug. 11) confirmed the long reported deal that it is joining with Sony Music Entertainment to release a movie featuring behind the scenes and rehearsal footage from preparation for the late singer’s ‘This Is It’ Concert series in London.
Sony paid $60M to concert producer AEG and the singer’s estate for rights to turn the footage into a movie. Though the deal was negotiated last month, it was officially approved by a Los Angeles Superior Court judge yesterday.
The media house went on to say that the studio would release the film, also called ‘This Is It’, worldwide on Friday, October 30. Sony will no doubt be tying the opening into Jackson’s Halloween-oriented classic album and video Thrille’. But with the holiday falling on a Saturday, attendance will likely be soft on what’s normally the busiest movie-going day of the week.
Since the passing of the legendary singer there has been talk of some unreleased music and other projects he left behind, one being a song he supposedly did with Ziggy Marley, son of reggae legend Robert Nesta Marley.
Michael Jackson passed away at age 50 on June 25 from cardiac arrest and has since been remembered and honoured as the King of Pop by many persons across the globe.
He holds Guinness World Record for the Most Successful Entertainer of all time, having won 13 Grammy Awards and has had 13 number one singles during his 32-year career as a professional musician.
