Jackson's 'Captain EO' to return to Disneyland

The 17-minute film starred the late King of Pop as a singing-and-dancing intergalactic commander

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Los Angeles: Captain EO is moonwalking back to Disneyland.

The theme park announced plans on Friday to bring back the 3-D sci-fi film starring Michael Jackson next February, over 23 years after the attraction debuted in California.

The 17-minute film starred the late King of Pop as a singing-and-dancing intergalactic commander. It was directed by Francis Ford Coppola and executive produced by George Lucas.

In the film, Jackson leads a goofy alien and robot crew as they battle a wicked queen played by Anjelica Huston.

Captain EO originally opened in Disneyland's Tommorrowland in 1986 and ran for more than a decade.

Identical versions later opened at other Disney theme parks. They were all closed by 1998.

Jackson died June 25 at age 50.

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