- 1939 Classic the Wizard of Oz arrives at the sphere of Las Vegas
- Using the power of AI, Google reinvents the film on the 16K spherical screen
- The Oz assistant to the sphere opens on August 28
Oz assistant comes to the sphere of Las Vegas, and all thanks to the incredible Google IA technology.
After last week’s announcement that the classic of 1939, The Wizard of Oz, was reinvented for the emblematic spherical theater of Las Vegas in Las Vegas, which opens on August 28, Google now gives us a backstage of magic behind production.
While Oz assistant It was not the first film to be shot in color, it is often referenced as one of the first cinema experiences to effectively capture color, thanks to its incredible mixture of colors and the use of black and white in the stages of the film’s kansas.
In Google’s blog post, the company says: “Likewise,” The Wizard of Oz “may not be the first film to be reconceptualized with AI, but it could soon be known for this.”
This is a massive project combining the teams from Google Deepmind, Google Cloud, Sphere Studios, Magnopus and Warner Bros. Discovery to create an incredible experience, which comes out of the success of Wicked, which takes place in the same world as Oz assistant.
With the launch of Bad: for good Located for November 2025, this is the ideal moment to put eyes on the film that inspired Elphaba and the epic musical in two parts of Glinda.
The power of technology and AI will present Oz assistant In “the spherical space of 17,600 places in the place to create an immersive sensory experience”, and Google says “the generative AI will take the front of the stage, alongside Dorothy, Toto and more Munchkins than what we could adapt in a multiplex”.
How to transform a classic into a modern epic
Google’s blog article on work that has been brought to bring it Oz assistant For the sphere is simply breathtaking.
The man behind the project, Buzz Hays, is the world’s main role in entertainment industry solutions at Google Cloud and a veteran producer in the Hollywood world.
He said: “We start with the original image of four by three on a piece of 35 mm celluloid – it is actually three negatives of distinct grainy films; this is how they fired Technicolor,” said Hays. “It will obviously not work on a screen of 160,000 square feet. So we work with artists Sphere Studios, Magnopus and Visual Effects of the whole world, alongside our AI models, to give life to the characters and original environments on a whole new canvas – creating an immersive entertainment experience that always respects the original in all ways.”
The sphere has the most resolution screen in the world, which means Oz assistantThe grainy images of 1939 would have caused a huge problem to experience. Fortunately, the teams have found solutions using Veo, Imagen and Gemini to completely transform the film by using an “super resolution” tool based on AI to transform these tiny celluloid frames of 1939 into an ultra-utra-utra definition which will appear inside the sphere. “”
After scaling, the teams then carry out a process called AI surface surface, which essentially extends the scenes of the OZ assistant to adapt to the larger space found on the massive screen. The AI then generates elements of the performance to fill the space created and give the shots and feel transparent.
Keep the soul of the original
Although I do not blame you if you think it looks like a disaster generated by AI, ruining a classic that should not be spoiled, Google underlines how the team has the traditions of cinema at the forefront of each decision.
“In addition to the old sequences, the team has traveled the archives to build a large collection of additional documents, such as the filming script, production illustrations, photographs, plans and scores.”
Then, these materials were downloaded from Veo and Gemini to train models and rely on the “specific details of original characters, their environments and even elements of production, such as the focal length of the camera for specific scenes”.
“With much more source material than the 102 -minute film with which to work, the quality of the outings has improved considerably. Now, Dorothy’s freckles are concentrated in the focus, and Toto can climb more transparent through more scenes.”
