‘Wizard of Oz’ blown up by AI for giant Sphere screen

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Jul 27, 2025 19:49
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The Las Vegas Sphere will screen “The Wizard of Oz” using advanced AI techniques to adapt the classic film for its enormous, wraparound LED display. This project highlights how AI can be leveraged to transform and enhance legacy media for new immersive viewing experiences, signaling broader possibilities for AI-driven content adaptation in entertainment.

The massive Las Vegas venue known as Sphere will be screening its first classic movie, “The Wizard of Oz,” starting on August 28. And as detailed in a segment on CBS Sunday Morning, this isn’t just a matter of taking the existing movie and projecting it on Sphere’s 160,000 square foot, wraparound LED screen.