Movie purists may grumble, but what the Sphere team has done with “The Wizard of Oz” is nothing short of extraordinary.
More than 2,000 filmmakers, technicians, audio experts and AI creatives spent two years reilluminating Dorothy Gale’s adventure into a gleaming spectacle that will move you – literally and emotionally.
The film, recalibrated for its close-up on the 160,000 square feet of 16K screen inside Las Vegas’ orb of wonder, opens Aug. 28 for an open-ended run. While some may balk at the $104 ticket price, what is being presented isn’t merely a large-screen version of the classic 1939 film, but an experience – and one that has already moved more than 215,000 tickets for showings scheduled (so far) through March…