Poster for Michael Jackson Doc ‘This Is It’

Published by Jeff Leins on September 8, 2009

Sony Pictures and Yahoo! have premiered the poster for This Is It, the documentary based on the final days of Michael Jackson as he prepared for a London comeback tour.

Click the poster on the right to enlarge it to full size.

The studio acquired the rehearsal footage and behind-the-scenes clips from concert promoter AEG Live for $60 million, the biggest deal in documentary rights history.  The Kenny Ortega-directed film is scheduled for a two week limited run on October 28, 2009.  Tickets go on sale a month in advance.

The poster is simple, just a silhouette of the pop idol made up of roughly 13 different Michael Jackson pictures and the slogan, “Like you’ve never seen him before.”  Well, it’s a catchy, highly original tagline, I have to admit.  I can’t be certain, but I think they meant, “you know, without a mask over his face or riding a Ferris wheel to Crazy Town.”

Jackson overdosed on medication, suffered a cardiac arrest, and died on June 25 at the age of 50.  He was buried on September 3, 2009.  The coroner recently ruled his death a homicide and an investigation into the singer’s doctor is underway.