‘The Wizard of Oz’ on the Sphere Has a Stunning 2-Second Cameo: David Zaslav

The Sphere’s model of The Wizard of Oz has already drawn controversy over its use of AI. Now we all know one other unsettling factor has been launched into the Hollywood traditional: a likeness of Warner Bros. Discovery CEO and president David Zaslav.

No, actually: the exec, together with the Sphere’s govt chairman and CEO, James Dolan, shall be superimposed on the faces of uncredited background characters in what are apparently blink-and-you’ll-miss-them appearances. The stunt is to have fun the film’s monumental screening sequence on the Sphere in Las Vegas.

Dolan introduced the shock AI cameos at a particular walkthrough of the expertise. “I gained’t inform you the place, it’s just for like two seconds,” he disclosed, in accordance with the Hollywood Reporter. “[They] changed the faces of two very quick, two-second characters within the film with mine and [David’s]. I problem you to seek out it.”

Now whether or not they’ll depict Munchkins or flying monkeys (or another characters fully) is one thing you’ll have to find for your self in case you plan on seeing the MGM traditional (now owned by Warner Bros.) in Las Vegas. The Sphere used AI to enhance The Wizard of Oz to suit its unconventionally sized and formed display screen, hoping it can appeal to vacationers regardless of the discourse surrounding the tech.

“I believe [with] the controversy round AI changing people by way of know-how, we ended up using extra artists on this venture than I believe Hollywood has employed in earlier years, simply to proceed this journey,” shared the Sphere’s visible results specialist Ben Grossmann in protection of its use to showcase the movie to audiences in a brand new means.

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