{"id":40424,"date":"2024-06-05T01:10:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T08:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=40424"},"modified":"2024-08-21T15:34:33","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T22:34:33","slug":"two-top-secret-sphere-film-projects-in-the-works-u2-wizard-of-oz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/two-top-secret-sphere-film-projects-in-the-works-u2-wizard-of-oz\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Top Secret Sphere Film Projects in the Works: U2, “Wizard of Oz”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The scoop just oozes out of us like chocolate from a box of See’s you accidentally left in your car for two minutes on a 300-degree day in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

The Sphere at Venetian is working on two new, top secret (until we wrote that headline and the next paragraph, anyway) movies for the eye-popping Las Vegas entertainment venue and attraction.<\/p>\n

One of the 60-minute films will feature U2, the band whose residency helped put The Sphere on the map. The other film is being made in collaboration with Warner Bros. studio and will be an offshoot of the timeless classic, “The Wizard of Oz.” Perhaps you’ve heard of it.<\/p>\n

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Sphere’s current film, “Postcard From Earth,” is slaying, as our fellow kids say. Translated into old, ticket sales are boffo, despite being around $100 on the low end.<\/p>\n

Anyway, Sphere knows where its bread is buttered, so it’s making more films to augment its offerings and spur repeat business.<\/p>\n

A U2 experience seems a perfect fit, as the band’s residency has been well-received, and we trust the band and Madison Square Gardens (MSG, owners of Sphere) have been capturing their performances for future use. This, it seems, was one of the future uses.<\/p>\n

Oh, technically, The Sphere is owned by Sphere Entertainment Co. Madison Square Gardens Entertainment spun off<\/a> Sphere Entertainment Co. because they wanted to insulate MSG from the financial risk posed by the massive cost of construction of The Sphere. The Sphere was originally supposed to cost a whopping $1.2 billion. Ultimately, it cost a whoppinger $2.3 billion. What’s a billion clams between friends?<\/p>\n

We imagine the U2 show won’t be a straight concert film, but will integrate performance footage as well as original graphics suited to showcase the uniqueness of the Sphere. You know, how it slaps. Do we need to teach you everything? It’s like “fly,” except people haven’t used “fly” for three decades or around the time Bono turned middle aged.<\/p>\n

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Imagine a Sphere movie about a U2 residency at The Sphere. The “Inception” of Las Vegas experiences.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As mentioned, both of the new films will run about 60 minutes. “Postcards From Earth” is about 50 minutes long. Keeping the films short means additional shows each day when compared to a typical theatrical film (two hours and 20 minutes on average, “Dune 2” was three hours), conducive to optimizing revenue.<\/p>\n

U2 was in Las Vegas on June 3, 2024, to confer with the Sphere and its creative team about the project, then the band was off to Burbank, California. Burbank is the home of MSG Sphere Studios<\/a>, a facility used to develop content ultimately presented in The Sphere at Venetian. There’s even a baby Sphere. It’s adorable. Here’s a look inside, despite reams of NDAs visitors have to sign.<\/p>\n

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Rare peek at the Sphere model in Burbank. What happens here is being tested there first. Working on a partnership with NASA to show launches in our MSG Sphere, which sounds epic. pic.twitter.com\/omMbvsCGyH<\/a><\/p>\n

— Vital Vegas (@VitalVegas) August 4, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n