Jackson's final show on screens

LOS ANGELES: Michael Jackson fans are in for a poignant glimpse of what might have been a movie charting the tragic singer's rehearsals for his concert comeback on its worldwide debut today.

More than 100 hours of behind-the-scenes footage for Jackson's aborted return to the stage have been distilled into a two-hour film.

Jackson family members and fans will gather at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles for a 6 pm (0100 GMT Wednesday, 9 am Beijing time) premiere, one of more than 15 simultaneous screenings held across five continents in a reflection of the pop icon's global reach.