MJ's legendary 1984 music video will return to the big screen with an added dimension
In celebration of the record-setting album's 35th anniversary, a long-rumored 3D adaptation of Michael Jackson's iconic "Thriller" music video will be hitting the big screen, per Billboard.
Premiering at the Venice Film Festival, the full John Landis-directed 14-minute treatment will be screened alongside its accompanying documentary, marking the doc's first-ever screening (originally a VHS-exclusive, released in 1983 and discontinued in 1990) and the video's first time in theaters since its sold-out three-week run at Los Angeles' Avco Theatre in 1983. In partnership with Optimum Productions, the video has been restored and enhanced from high-definition negatives of the original 35mm film, which Landis describes as "spectacular." He also claims to have taken advantage of the 3D process in a way that allowed him to pack in some sort of "surprise," though he was tight-lipped about precisely what that was. Michael Jackson's Thriller 3D will be screened August 30th through September 9th during the festival's 74th annual procession.
