Michael Jackson Rehearses ‘Human Nature’ For The ‘This Is It’ Movie
Over the weekend a new preview clip from the upcoming This Is It Movie, which hits theaters next month and features hours of rehearsal footage of the making of MJ’s ill-fated This Is It Tour, made its way to the Internets. Here are a few screencaps from the preview clip which features MJ himself rehearsing the performance for his song Human Nature:
Days after the unleashing of the first trailer for “This Is It”, another sneak peek at the movie built around Michael Jackson’s rehearsal footage has been released in the form of a clip. This brand new snippet comes out courtesy of Apple. It revolves around the King of Pop’s rehearsal for the “Human Nature” song with director Kenny Ortega watching on the side. In addition to the fresh clip, Apple has put out a two-minute plus trailer for the feature film. Containing mostly similar footage to the one debuted during 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, this trailer offers a number of fresh footage, which are scattered throughout, and further info about the movie release. “This Is It” offers a behind-the-scenes footage of Michael preparing for a series of the O2 London shows he was rehearsing before he passed away on June 25. It will compile more than 100 hours of video footage concert promoter AEG Live shot during April, May and June 2009. This movie will be released in theaters across the world for a limited two-week engagement, starting on October 28. This documentary movie got a thumb up for production in early August when AEG Live and co-executors of Jackson’s estate reached a deal with Sony to make and release the movie. The studio was reported to have acquired the footage for as much as $60 million, from a bidding that was started at $50 million.
I have to admit, seeing the expanded trailer for the This Is It Movie which debuted on the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards last weekend really got me excited to see the movie. Had things turned out differently and had MJ lived to perform the This Is It Tour in London, David and I would be in London right now for the event. It’s still so crazy to know that MJ has really died … his memory lives on so powerfully, even now. After the jump, check out video of Michael Jackson rehearsing Human Nature for the This Is It Movie …
MJ was reportedly going to debut a new dance-move he called The Penguin which he hoped would be as big as the Moonwalk … it appears that he is giving a preview of The Penguin move in this clip. Fans here in LA will be given the opportunity to see the This Is It Movie at LA Live and the first 500 people to purchase tickets for the event will receive one of the hologram tickets that were going to be distributed to concert goers of the This Is It Tour. As far as I know, this offer is only available here in LA and IN PERSON. Click HERE for more deets if you are interested in camping out for a chance to own that special ticket. The This Is It Movie opens in theaters on October 28.
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September 21st, 2009 at 9:16 am
Awe, I love this clip! Looks like maybe he was rehearsing that “penguin” move? :) I can’t wait to see the movie!
September 21st, 2009 at 9:22 am
He was SOOOO THIN!!! I am suprised that those around him didn’t realize there was a problem. It’s obvious to me from these pics. So sad! :(
September 21st, 2009 at 9:22 am
@ashley – i thought the same thing about the new move. he looks so frail and tiny, it’s sad that no one could help him :-( he is sorely missed!!
September 21st, 2009 at 10:08 am
Wow
@CoCo- I definitely agree. It’s so sad.
I can’t wait for the movie though
September 21st, 2009 at 10:11 am
I can’t wait for this movie..I know I’m going to be a crying mess for most of it..I won’t be one of those camping out for the LA Live tix..I think my local theater in Oceanside will do just fine.. :)
September 21st, 2009 at 10:33 am
man I can’t watch these clips. I fear that they’ll show the entire freaking movie online in clips alone and ruin it for me. I REALLY want to see this movie.
September 21st, 2009 at 11:59 am
They should’ve just made him play 10 dates in the UK and 10 in the US and charged mega $$$ for tickets than they already did. Sure, that wouldn’t be fair but the poor man couldn’t do those dates… no way. It would have been canceled sooner or later and his fans would have been mad (temporarily, of course) and so on.
September 21st, 2009 at 12:01 pm
We know the movie is coming, people will flock to it, does there need to be so many previews? I just feel like this is just a way for a corporation and a greedy family to make money off of a “loved one”. It is gross how they are there to line up for a check, but they weren’t there for him when he was clearly frail and killing himself. The bigger the fanfaire, the more it seems like they are forgetting about the human being that was lost. If there was justice, the fans would celebrate his myth, but the family would celebrate the real person.
September 21st, 2009 at 1:38 pm
He still had it til the day he died. Tragedy. I was reading his autobiography “Moonwalk,” and he wrote about how we feel cheated as fans, when our idols die due to drugs and other vices. I just thought, “Wow… How messed up is that?” He wrote about that when he was 29. It just shows us how much things can change.
September 21st, 2009 at 1:48 pm
Found the quote:
“Often in the past, performers have been tragic figures. A lot of truly great people have died because of pressures and drugs… It’s so sad. You feel cheated as a fan that you didn’t get to watch them evolve as they grew older.”
Tragedy.
September 22nd, 2009 at 7:33 pm
michael wanted sleep, he wasn’t a druggie.
he is very thing but he’s always been skinny, especially during the thriller era.
his voice sounds great in this clip
September 25th, 2009 at 9:40 am
This is my favorite MJ song. Can’t wait for the movie!