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Michael Jackson's THIS IS IT will offer Jackson fans and music lovers worldwide a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the performer as he developed, created and rehearsed for his sold-out concerts that would have taken place beginning this summer in London's O2 Arena. Chronicling the months from April through June, 2009, the film is produced with the full support of the Estate of Michael Jackson and drawn from more than one hundred hours of behind-the-scenes footage, featuring Jackson rehearsing a number of his songs for the show. Audiences will be given a privileged and private look at Jackson as he has never been seen before. In raw and candid detail, Michael Jackson's THIS IS IT captures the singer, dancer, filmmaker, architect, creative genius and great artist at work as he creates and perfects his final show.

The movie provides of glimpse of how involved Jackson was in the planning of This Is It as he’s seen coordinating dance moves and mapping out bass lines. And despite reports that Jackson’s health was failing in the weeks prior to his death on June 25th, the trailer shows Jackson in peak performance form as he dances his way through “Smooth Criminal” and “Man in the Mirror.” Jackson is seen in good spirits throughout in the behind-the-scenes footage, a far cry from the portrait that’s been painted of the King of Pop since his death.

“This is a dream come true. When MJ comes into the room, his presence is amazing,” said guitarist Orianthi — who featured prominently alongside dancer/singer Judith Hill at the Michael Jackson memorial concert at Los Angeles’ Staples Center — of Jackson at Los Angeles’ The Forum and Staples Center, where the footage from This Is It was filmed.

“It’s all for love,” Jackson says of the concerts at the end of the trailer, reiterating just how dedicated he was to what was to be his great comeback. “L-O-V-E.” Unfortunately, the concerts never made it to the O2 Arena stage in London, but This Is It should prove to be a worthy document of the King of Pop’s vision and peerless legacy.

A tribute to Michael Jackson's extraordinary life and career, featuring rare behind-the-scenes footage of the King of Pop's last rehearsals as he prepared for his final concert series.

The movie is now available to watch or download online at http://www.watchthisisit.info