May the slop be with you? The Walt Disney Company said Thursday it will invest $1 billion in OpenAI in a deal that will allow users to churn out AI videos with copyrighted characters from “Star Wars” and more through the artificial intelligence firm’s Sora app.

OpenAI said Thursday it reached a licensing deal with the Walt Disney Co. to use more than 200 popular Disney characters including Mickey Mouse, characters from "Frozen" and Yoda from "Star Wars" in OpenAI's text to video tool Sora. Disney has also agreed to invest $1 billion into the San Francisco AI startup.

Walt Disney invests $1 billion in OpenAI, allowing use of Disney characters in AI-generated content. Learn more here.

Disney (DIS) has agreed to make a $1B equity investment in OpenAI (OPENAI) and has signed a major licensing agreement under which OpenAI's generative AI video service Sora will have the rights to generate content using Disney's IP.

(Reuters) -- Walt Disney is investing $1 billion in OpenAI and will let the startup use characters from Star Wars, Pixar and Marvel franchises in its Sora AI video generator, a crucial deal that could reshape how Hollywood makes content.

Disney invests $1B in OpenAI, allowing AI video generation with Star Wars, Pixar and Marvel characters starting in 2026.