The Las Vegas Sphere has introduced its subsequent slate of immersive screenings, which incorporates an adaptation of the basic 1939 film The Wizard of Oz.
Made in collaboration with Warner Bros. Discovery, Google, and Magnopus, The Wizard of Oz at Sphere is ready to open on August twenty eighth, 2025. The inventive staff contains producer Jane Rosenthal (The Irishman), visible results specialist Ben Grossmann (Hugo), editor Jennifer Lame (Oppenheimer), and artistic director Zack Winokur.
There’s additionally an motion documentary titled From the Edge, which is ready for a 2026 debut. Directed by E. Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin (Free Solo), it is going to comply with 5 excessive sports activities athletes and use Sphere Leisure’s proprietary digicam system, Massive Sky.
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Filming is underway in Jordan, Dubai, Switzerland, the Bahamas, Austin, Las Vegas, and Maui, with free diver Alenka Artnik, skier Markus Eder, rock climber Alex Honnold, BASE jumper Katie Hansen Lajeunesse, and surfer Kai Lenny.
“Our aim for The Sphere Expertise is a various slate that leverages Sphere’s energy as an experiential medium,” Govt Chairman and CEO of Sphere Leisure Jim Dolan stated in a press release. “The Wizard of Oz at Sphere and From the Edge will push that imaginative and prescient ahead in several methods.
In August 2024, it was reported that Sphere was in talks with Warner Bros. Discovery for The Wizard of Oz adaptation, which on the time was anticipated to cost $80 million.
Sphere is at present screening Darren Aronofsky’s 55-minute Postcard from Earth (get tickets here) and the immersive live performance movie V:U2 (get tickets here).
On the music entrance, the venue is at present internet hosting residencies from The Eagles and Dead & Company, with extra coming from Kenny Chesney and Backstreet Boys.
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