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SoFi Stadium Is Ready for Its Super Bowl Close Up
SoFi Stadium Is Ready for Its Super Bowl Close Up
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The $5.5 billion, 3.1 million-square-foot behemoth in Inglewood is a state-of-the-art technological marvel—featuring a 70,000-square-foot jumbotron dubbed the “Infinity Screen”, lightning-fast Wi-Fi and a massive LED canopy. dot.LA reporter Decerry Donato got a look at what SoFi Stadium will show off during next weekend’s Super Bowl, which offers the world a preview of the arena’s feature role in the 2028 Summer Olympics.
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There will be plenty of fanfare around NFL playmakers when Super Bowl LVI comes to Los Angeles on February 13. But for 70,000-plus people in attendance and millions watching around the world, there will be another superstar on display: SoFi Stadium.
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The co-producer of “The Matrix Resurrections” sued Warner Bros. in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday, claiming breach of contract over the studio’s move to release the film simultaneously on HBO Max and in movie theaters.