The crowds are already gathering outside Los Angeles' Nokia Theatre in anticipation for "Michael Jackson's This Is It." Of course, the lines aren't to get in to see the movie — they're simply to buy tickets to the premiere screening of the film, which will take place simultaneously in 15 different cities on October 27. There are no Internet sales for the 3,000 tickets that will be made available for the first screening, so the people currently standing in line out in Los Angeles are the only ones who will have access to that first screening.
But it isn't just the opportunity to see the film — culled together from over 100 hours of rehearsal footage of Jackson, his band and the team of backup dancers practicing for the singer's planned residency at the O2 Arena in London — isn't the only thing drawing out the hardcore fans. The first 500 people will score themselves special commemorative tickets, inspired by the designs created for the London concerts. Fans in line are also eligible to receive commemorative "Michael Jackson's This Is It" T-shirts and posters. They're also being invited to sign the memorial wall set up outside the theater, which is open for anyone who wants to leave a message or memory for the late King of Pop.