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‘The Wizard of Oz’ at the Sphere Has a Shocking 2-Second Cameo: David Zaslav
No, really: the exec, along with the Sphere’s executive chairman and CEO, James Dolan, will be superimposed on the faces of uncredited background characters in what are apparently blink-and-you’ll-miss-them appearances. The stunt is to celebrate the movie’s monumental screening series at the Sphere in Las Vegas.
The Sphere’s ‘Wizard of Oz’ Debacle Just Got Even Worse With 2 New Easter Eggs
Ahead of the Sphere’s debut of The Wizard of Oz, CEO James Dolan revealed 2 Easter eggs to look out for that absolutely no one asked for.
‘The Wizard of Oz' Experience Is About to Hit the Las Vegas Sphere - These Are the Best Ticket Deals
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The Wizard Of AI, Google Reimagines 'Oz' Via Vegas Sphere
The transformation highlights AI's creative potential for advertising without replacing the human touch by using versions of Veo, Imagen and Gemini to develop an AI-based "super resolution" tool to turn tiny 1939 celluloid frames into ultra high-definition imagery.
Hollywood's biggest AI debut? Las Vegas Sphere's 'Wizard of Oz'
When "The Wizard of Oz at Sphere" opens off the Las Vegas Strip on Aug. 28, audiences will experience the 1939 film classic in a way its creators probably never thought possible.
Las Vegas Sphere Reacts to Intense Controversy Over Their Use of AI to Edit ‘The Wizard of Oz’
The Las Vegas Sphere is claiming it used “ethical AI” to expand the frame of The Wizard of Oz for their new event. Here’s what they said.
How do you make ‘Wizard of Oz’ work at the Sphere? We had to see for ourselves.
Las Vegas venue puts a high-tech spin on Dorothy’s tale. “If you do it right, it feels like reality,” a visual effects supervisor says. “It’s not cinema.”
‘The Wizard of Oz’ Is Getting an A.I. Glow Up. Cue the Pitchforks.
The classic film was “enhanced” using A.I. tools so that it could be an immersive experience at the Sphere in Las Vegas.
'The Wizard of Oz' Goes Fully Immersive in Vegas Thanks to AI and VFX
The Yellow Brick Road just got longer. On Thursday, the Las Vegas Sphere will premiere a new version of Victor Fleming's iconic 1939 Americana film "The Wizard of Oz" with some major adjustments. The story is shorter,
AI-Enabled ‘Wizard Of Oz’ Clicks Its Ruby-Slippered Heels At Sphere In Las Vegas
A new version of "The Wizard of Oz" at the Sphere in Las Vegas makes extensive use of AI to retool the 1939 musical for the venue's vast screen.

James Dolan and David Zaslav Appear as “Two-Second Characters” in the Sphere’s ‘Wizard of Oz’

The Wizard of Oz makes its groundbreaking debut at Las Vegas’ Sphere on Thursday night, and just before showtime, James Dolan is dropping quite the easter egg.
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Did They Just Totally Ruin THE WIZARD OF OZ?

The Las Vegas Sphere will give movie fans a next-level viewing experience with an expanded cut of THE WIZARD OF OZ that ...

Amazon’s New ‘Wicked of Oz’ Reimagining Sounds Like a Disaster Waiting to Happen

As Deadline reports, this new take on The Wizard of Oz is “a contemporary, music-infused YA retelling of Wizard of Oz based ...