‘The Wizard of Oz’ to Screen at the Sphere as a ‘Fully Immersive Experience’

variety.com:

Michaela Zee “The Wizard of Oz” is taking the Yellow Brick Road to the Sphere in Las Vegas. Sphere Entertainment Co. has announced two new projects — “The Wizard of Oz at Sphere” and “From the Edge” — currently in production from Sphere Studios.

Both productions are part of Sphere’s slate of original immersive content called The Sphere Experience. “Our goal for The Sphere Experience is a diverse slate that leverages Sphere’s power as an experiential medium. ‘The Wizard of Oz at Sphere’and ‘From the Edge’ will push that vision forward in different ways,” said Jim Dolan, executive chairman and CEO of Sphere Entertainment.

The 1939 original “Wizard of Oz,” starring Judy Garland as the iconic character Dorothy, will be presented as a fully immersive experience for Sphere, in collaboration with Warner Bros.

Discovery, Google and Magnopus. The Sphere will use “cutting edge technologies to enhance the film” and the production “will maintain the integrity of the original while pushing the boundaries of Sphere’s experiential medium,” per an official description. “The Wizard of Oz at Sphere” creative team includes producer Jane Rosenthal (“The Irishman”), visual effects specialist Ben Grossman (“Hugo”), editor Jennifer Lame (“Oppenheimer”) and creative director Zack Winokur (“Little Island”).