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3d and computer-generated effects. disneys betting heavily on this gamble, spending an estimated $200 million just to produce the movie. whats at stake for the studio? >> for them, it this is a big deal. not only is it iconic property that theyre being entrusted with. theyve got a lot of money on the line. >> reporter: major money and creative hurdles. while the oz books by l. frank baum are in the public domain, warner brothers owns the right to the "wizard of oz" film. and several elements in ...

Are very obvious. there is a yellow brick road, and there is oz. so ultimately, lets put the wizard of oz aside as much as possible because its too tall an order to compare the two. its almost, you know, obviously you want to think back to what you know and love and ruby slippers and who isnt a huge fan of that, but youre going to end up setting yourself up for disappointment because theyre not the same movie. this is a prequel. the movie ultimately is just like the character of oz himself. its ...

Computer generated effects. disneys betting heavily on this gamble spending an estimated $200 million just to produce the movie. whats at stake for the studio? >> for them, this is a big deal. not only is it iconic property that theyre being entrusted with, they have a lot of money on the line. >> reporter: major money and creative hurdles. while the oz books are in public domain, warner brothers owns the rights to the film. and several story elements like the iconic ruby slippers are off limits...

The lights that point in the direction that you need to travel to get home. >> that is classic. they look kind of cool. uses special mapping software uploaded into the shoes. as parents we would agree, would be great technology to be used for young kids. >> i love it. i mean, i want them to be kind of shiny and glittery. >> right. >> like dorothys shoes. but i would so buy those. >> ruby slippers after all. >> and i hate getting lost. for me its perfect. i walk around with my iphone and google m...

benefits. its been really at 400 or higher since april. thats really not conducive to cutting the unemployment rate but a good number this week. it fell to 391,000 and thats better than we had expected. another important report, the final read on how fast the economy grew in the second quarter. this is the gdp report. gross domestic product. the sum of everything that this economy puts out and it grew at 1.3%. so, for all those people who are talking about a double-dip recession, this ...

the debris, but the odds of it actually hitting you, we took this a step further. thats one in several trillion, trillion with a t. chad myers, so the news today, we are now in the strike zone. is that for now or for good? >> that will be for good, until it falls out of the sky and well know. we were doing this little tweet thing back and forth a little bit ago about how the earth is not round. the earth is not round. its fatter at the equator. so this thing will be closer to the atmos...

Forgivable? >> yes, ultimately. >> reporter: why? >> making a film -- ive never made a film myself. if i were given a budget of 100 million pounds, i wouldnt have the first clue to do with it. a major film has hundreds of thousands involved in making it. were all human beings. were all going to make mistakes. >> the just that she doesnt like little green worms. >> reporter: look closely enough and youll find every movie has one. "the wizard of oz," 1939. for a fraction of a second, dorothy isnt ...

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They were stolen from a minnesota museum 13 years ago. they are 1 of 4 pairs of ruby slippers worn by garland in that movie that are known to exist. that is tonights live look outside the beltway from "special report." well be right back. ♪ reak a trip. and at expedia, we dont think you should be rushed into booking one. thats why we created expedias add-on advantage. now after booking your flight, you unlock discounts on select hotels right until the day you leave. ♪ add-on advantage. disco...

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