How Apple Vision Pro helped in making one of the biggest hit movies of 2024

Director of the movie “Wicked,” John M Chu has revealed that he used Apple’s mixed reality headset, Vision Pro, during the film’s post-production. The movie which was released in November 2024 has already collected nearly $650 million worldwide, as per IMDb data. In a recent video shared by Apple TV on YouTube, Chu outlines how the Apple Vision Pro helped him with the film’s production. The director highlighted that Vision Pro proved very helpful for reviewing the film's post-production on a massive virtual screen as well as enabling seamless collaboration with others working on the same project.



In the video, Chu said: “So for Wicked we had a lot of visual effects all around the world. I could be at my house and I could have a screen that was bigger than the one we had in the screening room. And I could be talking to all the people in all the different continents and I would watch the playback and I would bring it close.”
“I could draw on the screen itself through Evercast. You can actually use a pen and use my finger and draw on where like hey, this ear looks weird on this, on the goat. It just adds new dimension, to how you see things. And as a creator, as a storyteller, everything's perspectives,” he further explained.
“Steve Jobs always said that computers were a bicycle for the mind and this felt like a rocket ship for my imagination,” Chu added.

Captioning the YouTube video, Apple wrote: “Before Wicked became a box office sensation and cultural phenomenon, Jon M. Chu was among the first filmmakers to put spatial computing to the ultimate test. Apple Vision Pro’s infinite canvas enabled him to edit and produce parts of the movie, fostering his creativity and imagination. Discover how he brought the land of Oz to life with Apple Vision Pro.”
Wicked is now available on the Apple TV app. Apple Vision Pro owners can also experience the movie in 3D.