Michael Jackson's This Is It film, showing his final months preparing for his sold-out concerts at London's Arena, will have at least 15 simultaneous premieres around the world.
The film's world gala will be in Los Angeles at the Nokia Theatre on the evening of October 27.09
The event will kick off a series of more than 25 premieres around the globe.
More than 15 cities, including London, New York, Rio de Janeiro, Berlin, Johannesburg, and Seoul, will host events simultaneously, with red carpet arrivals from the Los Angeles event broadcast to the cities by satellite.
Other cities, including Moscow, Tokyo, Sydney and Paris, will host their own, non-simultaneous premiere events, organisers said.
The London premiere will take place at 1am on October 28 at the Odeon cinema, Leicester Square.
"Michael Jackson has an army of fans everywhere around the world," said Jeff Blake, chairman of worldwide marketing and distribution for Sony Picutres.
"By rolling out this film simultaneously worldwide, we are giving audiences an incredible opportunity to join together in celebration of Michael Jackson's incredible career,"
The film will be shown in cinemas worldwide for a limited two-week run, organisers said.
Jackson died in June aged 50, just weeks before the huge string of London comeback concerts titled This Is It were due to get under way.
The movie is based on more than 100 hours of behind-the-scenes footage, featuring Jackson rehearsing a number of his songs.
The film's world gala will be in Los Angeles at the Nokia Theatre on the evening of October 27.09
The event will kick off a series of more than 25 premieres around the globe.
More than 15 cities, including London, New York, Rio de Janeiro, Berlin, Johannesburg, and Seoul, will host events simultaneously, with red carpet arrivals from the Los Angeles event broadcast to the cities by satellite.
Other cities, including Moscow, Tokyo, Sydney and Paris, will host their own, non-simultaneous premiere events, organisers said.
The London premiere will take place at 1am on October 28 at the Odeon cinema, Leicester Square.
"Michael Jackson has an army of fans everywhere around the world," said Jeff Blake, chairman of worldwide marketing and distribution for Sony Picutres.
"By rolling out this film simultaneously worldwide, we are giving audiences an incredible opportunity to join together in celebration of Michael Jackson's incredible career,"
The film will be shown in cinemas worldwide for a limited two-week run, organisers said.
Jackson died in June aged 50, just weeks before the huge string of London comeback concerts titled This Is It were due to get under way.
The movie is based on more than 100 hours of behind-the-scenes footage, featuring Jackson rehearsing a number of his songs.
