"Michael Jackson's This Is It" doesn't hit theaters for another couple of weeks, but the fervor surrounding the film's release is already building. Advance tickets for the film, which will only be open in theaters for a limited two week run, go on sale this Sunday (September 27), and rabid Jackson devotees have already started lining up outside the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles awaiting their opportunity to get their hands on the first ducats. The line happens to be in the same area as the Michael Jackson memorial wall that was set up for the tribute at the Staples Center back in July. The most hardcore fans — like Casandra Pertusio from Florida (she's the one with that tattoo) — traveled great distances to be first in line and pay their respects to the King of Pop.
"Michael Jackson's This Is It" (whose trailer premiered at the MTV Video Music Awards) opens on October 28 and will premiere simultaneously in 15 cities around the world. The soundtrack to the film, which will feature a never-before-heard Jackson song called "This Is It," hits stores on October 27.
All is not entirely copacetic in the Michael Jackson universe, however, as brother Jermaine was forced to cancel the massive tribute concert at a Viennese castle (which was supposed to take place tomorrow) after failing to secure a handful of top-tier acts for the show (despite the fact that thousands of tickets were sold).