Warner Bros is giving fans a new way to step inside the Wizarding World as it expands its partnership with immersive venue company Cosm. A new Shared Reality version of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” is set to arrive at Cosm locations in early 2026, turning the first film in the franchise into a wraparound dome experience instead of a traditional screening.
The Shared Reality edition of the film builds on Cosm’s recent presentations of “The Matrix” and “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.” Produced in collaboration with Little Cinema and MakeMake Entertainment, these reimagined versions are designed specifically for Cosm’s massive domes. Each venue centers on an LED screen roughly 87 feet across with greater than 12K resolution, curving around the audience so that imagery surrounds viewers rather than staying confined to a single rectangular screen. The goal is to make it feel as if fans have stepped into the film’s world, with key environments and moments extending into their peripheral vision.
For “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” that means iconic locations like Hogwarts, Diagon Alley, and the Great Hall will be presented on the full dome, rather than just the main front-facing surface. The technology is intended to complement the original 2001 film rather than replace it, creating an event-style presentation that lets longtime fans and newer audiences revisit Harry’s first year at Hogwarts in a fresh way. The experience is also being positioned as family friendly, designed to appeal to viewers who grew up with the movies as well as younger fans discovering the story for the first time.
Tickets for the Shared Reality presentation will go on sale in early 2026 for Cosm’s existing venues in Los Angeles and Dallas, with additional rollouts tied to the company’s upcoming locations in Atlanta and Detroit. Cosm’s flagship site sits at Hollywood Park in Los Angeles, next to SoFi Stadium and other major attractions, while the Dallas venue is located at Grandscape in The Colony. The company is in the midst of a larger expansion that will eventually add a fifth site in Cleveland, following a buildout plan backed by a quarter-billion dollars in financing from investors that include prominent sports team owners.
The Harry Potter project arrives as immersive film presentations become a bigger part of how studios handle beloved library titles. In Las Vegas, a separate initiative at the high-tech Sphere venue has already demonstrated the appetite for this type of programming. A retooled version of “The Wizard of Oz” tailored for Sphere’s curved screen has sold more than 1 million tickets and generated over $130 million in ticket sales since opening in late August. Those numbers have drawn attention across Hollywood, particularly at a time when traditional box office returns remain below pre-pandemic levels and studios are looking for new ways to extend the life of familiar franchises.
Cosm’s approach leans heavily on dynamic programming and flexible pricing. The company has not publicly released revenue figures for its earlier film offerings like “The Matrix” and “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory,” in part because ticket prices can vary significantly based on demand and seating. At the same time, sports remains a major pillar of Cosm’s business, with live game presentations helping to introduce audiences to the venues. Movie events are still considered a relatively early stage of the strategy, but the decision to bring in a property as significant as “Harry Potter” signals growing confidence in the format.
Executives on both sides are framing the move as a way to rethink what going to the movies can look like. Cosm CEO Jeb Terry has described the company’s mission as transforming the viewing experience so that fans feel transported into the worlds of their favorite stories, and he has singled out the Harry Potter fandom as a natural fit for this kind of immersive treatment. Warner Bros global distribution chief Jeff Goldstein has likewise highlighted the partnership as a chance to give audiences a different way to celebrate classic titles from the studio’s library, suggesting that Shared Reality events are becoming part of a broader strategy for legacy films.
Timing-wise, the Shared Reality run of “Sorcerer’s Stone” lines up with a wider Harry Potter resurgence. Warner Bros has already announced that the original film will return to theaters globally next year in honor of its 25th anniversary, giving fans a more traditional big-screen option. Looking ahead, the Wizarding World is also set to return in a new long-form television adaptation, with the upcoming Harry Potter series expected to debut on HBO and Max in 2027 as a multi-season retelling of the books. Taken together, the anniversary re-release, the Cosm dome experience, and the forthcoming series suggest the franchise is being carefully positioned for a new era while still honoring the film that started it all.
For fans, the Cosm collaboration offers something different from simply pressing play at home or catching a standard re-release. It is framed as a special event where the technology and the environment are part of the draw, inviting audiences to sit under a towering LED dome and feel surrounded by the imagery of Hogwarts. As more studios and venue operators test these kinds of experiences, “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” at Cosm could become a key case study in how classic films evolve in an era of immersive, next-generation cinema.