Trending Now - Openai's Sam Altman Discusses Future Collaboration With Disney After Sora's End

WHO:

Deadline - Sam Altman is the CEO of OpenAI.

Variety - Josh D’Amaro is the newly installed CEO of Disney.

WHAT:

Deadline - OpenAI has abruptly shuttered its Sora video platform.

Deadline - Disney had agreed to invest $1 billion in the Sora video generation tool.

Variety - Altman felt "terrible" about informing Disney of the decision to kill off Sora.

WHERE:

Variety - The discussion about the Sora platform took place between OpenAI and Disney.

WHEN:

Variety - The announcement regarding the closure of Sora was made last week, which would be in late March 2026.

WHY:

Deadline - The decision to close Sora was made to focus on OpenAI's "compute and our product capacity."

HOW:

Variety - Altman communicated the decision to Josh D’Amaro before Disney was able to launch its characters in the Sora system.

(UPDATED April 2, 2026 21:11 UTC)

OpenAI has decided to abruptly shut down its Sora video platform, a move that CEO Sam Altman communicated to Disney's new CEO, Josh D’Amaro, before Disney could launch its characters in the system. This decision comes after Disney had agreed to invest $1 billion in Sora, and Altman expressed that he felt "terrible" about informing Disney of the closure. The announcement regarding Sora's termination was made last week, as OpenAI aims to concentrate on enhancing its compute and product capacity.