Date of Construction: 1927
Stage 15 is the largest on the Sony lot, and is also the fourth largest stage in the world (41,985 sq.ft.). It stands 40 feet high.
From the Sony Post-Production website
The Gary Martin Soundstage, named after the legendary Columbia Pictures Production Executive, has been revered by producers for decades. Measuring 42,000 square feet, Stage 15 was once touted as the largest soundstage in North America. Inside these walls the yellow brick road wound towards Oz in the 1939 classic MGM film “The Wizard of Oz,” and again in the recent film “Oz the Great and Powerful.” Its immense scale makes it ideal for feature films, and the perfect setting for large live broadcast audience events and music performances.
Seen on Screen: Sony Pictures Studios [Stage_15]
| Title | Released | Director | IMDB |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Wizard of Oz [Feature Film] | 1939 | Victor Fleming |  |
| 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. | |||
| Rocky [Feature Film] | 1976 | John G. Avildsen | |
| Stage 15 | |||
| Rocky II [Feature Film] | 1979 | Sylvester Stallone | |
| Stage 15 | |||
| Rocky III [Feature Film] | 1982 | Sylvester Stallone | |
| Stage 15 | |||
| Rocky V [Feature Film] | 1990 | John G. Avildsen | |
| Stage 15 | |||
| Air Force One [Feature Film] | 1997 | Wolfgang Petersen | |
| Stage 15 | |||
| Men in Black [Feature Film] | 1997 | Barry Sonnenfeld | |
| Stage 12, Stage 15 | |||
| My Best Friend [Feature Film] | 1997 | P.J. Hogan | |
| Stage 15 | |||
| Stuart Little [Feature Film] | 1999 | Rob Minkoff | |
| Stage 15 | |||
| Hollow Man [Feature Film] | 2000 | Paul Verhoeven | |
| Stage 15 | |||
| Men in Black II [Feature Film] | 2002 | Barry Sonnenfeld | |
| Stage 15, Stage 30 | |||
| Spider-Man [Feature Film] | 2002 | Sam Raimi | |
| The Thalberg Building on the Sony lot is used as the school that Peter Parker graduates from. The Columbia Pictures sign is covered with a Wildcats banner, and the palm trees either side of the door have been removed. Stage 15 and Stage 30 were also used. | |||
| Stuart Little 2 [Feature Film] | 2002 | Rob Minkoff | |
| Stage 14, Stage 15 (exterior of Little house) | |||
| Spider-Man 2 [Feature Film] | 2004 | Sam Raimi | |
| Stage 15 | |||
| Spider-Man 3 [Feature Film] | 2007 | Sam Raimi | |
| 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). | |||
| The Green Hornet [Feature Film] | 2011 | Michel Gondry | |
| Stage 15 | |||
| Oz The Great And Powerful [Feature Film] | 2013 | Sam Raimi | |
| Stage 15 was used again to visit Oz - it was also used in the 1939 Wizard of Oz. | |||
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