{"id":13275,"date":"2023-04-29T18:49:56","date_gmt":"2023-04-29T17:49:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thestudiotour.com\/wp\/?page_id=13275"},"modified":"2023-04-29T19:24:17","modified_gmt":"2023-04-29T18:24:17","slug":"stage-27","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thestudiotour.com\/wp\/studios\/sony-pictures-studios-mgm-studios\/soundstages\/stage-27\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony Stage 27"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is the tallest stage at Sony Pictures (50 foot generally and up to 80 foot) and was the preferred rehearsal stage for Gene Kelly.<\/p>\n<p>It was the home of Munchkinland (although the painted plywood Yellow Brick Road is long gone, the trapdoor used for the Wicked Witch&#8217;s ascent is still in place). It&#8217;s also been used for music rehearsals by Britney Spears, Rihanna and Tom Petty.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Seen on Screen: Sony Pictures Studios [Stage_27]<\/h4><table width='100%' cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4><thead><tr><th>Title<\/th><th>Released<\/th><th>Director<\/th><th>IMDB<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr valign=top bgcolor=#EEEEEE ><td style='text-align:left; font-size:medium;'><strong><a href='\/archive\/movie\/the-wizard-of-oz-1939\/'>The Wizard of Oz<\/a><\/strong> <em>[Feature Film]<\/em><\/td><td>1939<\/td><td>Victor Fleming<\/td><td><a href='http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0032138\/' target='_blank'><img src='\/imageset\/imdblogo.jpg' alt='IMDB Database page about The Wizard of Oz' border='0'><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr bgcolor=#EEEEEE><td colspan=4 style='text-align:left;'><em>Stage 14, Stage 15, Stage 25, Stage 26, Stage 27. The tornado sequence was shot on Stage 14. The corn field and apple tree sequences were shot on Stage 26. Munchkinland was shot on Stage 27.<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr valign=top bgcolor=#FDFDFD ><td style='text-align:left; font-size:medium;'><strong><a href='\/archive\/movie\/wargames-1983\/'>WarGames<\/a><\/strong> <em>[Feature Film]<\/em><\/td><td>1983<\/td><td>John Badham<\/td><td><a href='http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0086567\/' target='_blank'><img src='\/imageset\/imdblogo.jpg' alt='IMDB Database page about WarGames' border='0'><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr bgcolor=#FDFDFD><td colspan=4 style='text-align:left;'><em>Stage 27 was used for the NORAD War Room \/ Command Center.<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr valign=top bgcolor=#EEEEEE ><td style='text-align:left; font-size:medium;'><strong><a href='\/archive\/movie\/identity-2003\/'>Identity<\/a><\/strong> <em>[Feature Film]<\/em><\/td><td>2003<\/td><td>James Mangold<\/td><td><a href='http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0309698\/' target='_blank'><img src='\/imageset\/imdblogo.jpg' alt='IMDB Database page about Identity' border='0'><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr bgcolor=#EEEEEE><td colspan=4 style='text-align:left;'><em>Stage 27<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr valign=top bgcolor=#FDFDFD ><td style='text-align:left; font-size:medium;'><strong><a href='\/archive\/movie\/spider-man-3-2007\/'>Spider-Man 3<\/a><\/strong> <em>[Feature Film]<\/em><\/td><td>2007<\/td><td>Sam Raimi<\/td><td><a href='http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0413300\/' target='_blank'><img src='\/imageset\/imdblogo.jpg' alt='IMDB Database page about Spider-Man 3' border='0'><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr bgcolor=#FDFDFD><td colspan=4 style='text-align:left;'><em>The 7 month shooting schedule occupied seven soundstages at Sony, including the massive Stage 15 (used for the Daily Bugle offices and then simultaneously the Osborn den & balcony and Peter Parkers apartment). Stage 27 was used for 2nd unit and VFX shooting, along with the climactic Final Battle sequence. Stage 30 was also used (Subway set).<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr valign=top bgcolor=#EEEEEE ><td style='text-align:left; font-size:medium;'><strong><a href='\/archive\/movie\/indiana-jones-crystal-skull-2008\/'>Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull<\/a><\/strong> <em>[Feature Film]<\/em><\/td><td>2008<\/td><td>Steven Spielberg<\/td><td><a href='http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0367882\/' target='_blank'><img src='\/imageset\/imdblogo.jpg' alt='IMDB Database page about Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull' border='0'><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr bgcolor=#EEEEEE><td colspan=4 style='text-align:left;'><em>Stage 27: stone steps collapsing stunt sequence<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr valign=top bgcolor=#FDFDFD ><td style='text-align:left; font-size:medium;'><strong><a href='\/archive\/movie\/angels-and-demons\/'>Angels & Demons<\/a><\/strong> <em>[Feature Film]<\/em><\/td><td>2009<\/td><td>Ron Howard<\/td><td><a href='http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0808151\/' target='_blank'><img src='\/imageset\/imdblogo.jpg' alt='IMDB Database page about Angels & Demons' border='0'><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr bgcolor=#FDFDFD><td colspan=4 style='text-align:left;'><em>Stage 27: Helicopter sequence<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><hr>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the tallest stage at Sony Pictures (50 foot generally and up to 80 foot) and was the preferred rehearsal stage for Gene Kelly&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":3654,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-full.php","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13275","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sony Stage 27 - theStudioTour.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestudiotour.com\/wp\/studios\/sony-pictures-studios-mgm-studios\/soundstages\/stage-27\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sony Stage 27 - theStudioTour.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This is the tallest stage at Sony Pictures (50 foot generally and up to 80 foot) and was the preferred rehearsal stage for Gene Kelly....\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.thestudiotour.com\/wp\/studios\/sony-pictures-studios-mgm-studios\/soundstages\/stage-27\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"theStudioTour.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-04-29T18:24:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thestudiotour.com\\\/wp\\\/studios\\\/sony-pictures-studios-mgm-studios\\\/soundstages\\\/stage-27\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thestudiotour.com\\\/wp\\\/studios\\\/sony-pictures-studios-mgm-studios\\\/soundstages\\\/stage-27\\\/\",\"name\":\"Sony Stage 27 - theStudioTour.com\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thestudiotour.com\\\/wp\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2023-04-29T17:49:56+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-04-29T18:24:17+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thestudiotour.com\\\/wp\\\/studios\\\/sony-pictures-studios-mgm-studios\\\/soundstages\\\/stage-27\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thestudiotour.com\\\/wp\\\/studios\\\/sony-pictures-studios-mgm-studios\\\/soundstages\\\/stage-27\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thestudiotour.com\\\/wp\\\/studios\\\/sony-pictures-studios-mgm-studios\\\/soundstages\\\/stage-27\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thestudiotour.com\\\/wp\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Studios\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thestudiotour.com\\\/wp\\\/studios\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Sony Pictures Studios \\\/ MGM Studios\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thestudiotour.com\\\/wp\\\/studios\\\/sony-pictures-studios-mgm-studios\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"Sony Pictures Studios &#8211; 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