Disney invests $1B in OpenAI and licenses 200+ characters to Sora

On December 24, 2025, AI News unpacked Disney’s three-year agreement with OpenAI, under which Disney will invest $1 billion in OpenAI and license over 200 Disney, Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars characters for user-generated videos on Sora. The analysis, based on OpenAI’s December 11 announcement, also notes that Disney will use OpenAI APIs and ChatGPT across Disney+ and internal workflows.