Stars come out for Jacko's This Is It premiere

This was it — the film featuring Michael Jackson rehearsing for his live shows was given an international premiere in 19 cities this morning.

Jackson tribute: Peter Andre, Abbey Clancy and Keisha Buchanan

In Leicester Square, hundreds of fans flocked to see the two-hour film, shown at 1am to fit in with simultaneous screenings around the world.

Film review: This Is It

The guest list for the London screening included Leona Lewis, Abbey Clancy, Keisha Buchanan, Estelle and Peter Andre — not to mention a clutch of Jacko lookalikes.

Gallery: This Is It London premiere

Peter even revealed he plans to work with La Toya Jackson on a possible live tribute to the king of pop. He said: "We may do a TV tribute or maybe a live show and have loads of different artists involved. But this is going to take time, this time next year maybe."

Gallery: This Is It LA premiere

Filming for the movie began in March when Jackson announced the live performances — his first for more than two years — which he said would be his "curtain call".

He died on 25 June after suffering a suspected heart attack. Hundreds of hours of rehearsal footage was edited down to a manageable 120 minutes, and was probably destined to be an extra on a live concert DVD.

But, in light of Jackson's death and the circumstances surrounding it, we're left with an emotional moving portrait of a man who didn't seem ready to stop performing — and, by the way, it is well worth seeing.