Disney Inks Blockbuster $1B Deal With OpenAI, Handing Characters Over To Sora

Disney has put its chips in on AI.

The Hollywood giant has signed a major deal with OpenAI, investing $1B in the artificial intelligence giant and handing over characters from Frozen and Star Wars to generative AI video app Sora.

It is comfortably the most significant collaboration between a Hollywood studio and an AI company to date, and suggests Disney has taken the view: if you can’t beat them, join them.

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Article URL : https://deadline.com/2025/12/disney-openai-deal-sora-1236645728/