Flaming wigs, a dangling Enchantress & Milk Duds: The wild Houston origins of 'Beauty and the Beast'

“From the first get-go, the Enchantress goes up in the air, creates a fireball and throws it at the young prince. It’s ...

‘Song Sung Blue’: Read The Screenplay For Craig Brewer’s Working-Class Fairytale About A Neil Diamond Tribute Band

Song Sung Blue, based on a true story, stars Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson as a down-on-their-luck couple who form a Neil ...
The Saratogian

Playhouse Stage’s production of ‘A Christmas Story’ earns the right to be a holiday tradition

COHOES, N.Y. — In theater, the equivalent of the Holy Grail is a Christmas show that can be performed on an annual or near-annual basis. Of course, “ A Christmas Carol” heads the list. For Playhouse ...
TechCrunch

Disney’s OpenAI deal is exclusive for just one year — then it’s open season

Disney’s three-year licensing partnership with OpenAI includes just one of exclusivity, Disney CEO Bob Iger told CNBC. The company signed the partnership with OpenAI last week that will bring its ...
Slate

How Disney Got Hopelessly Lost in the Slop

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. On Thursday morning, Disney made two ...
TechCrunch

Disney hits Google with cease-and-desist claiming ‘massive’ copyright infringement

Disney sent a cease-and-desist letter to Google on Wednesday, alleging that the tech giant has infringed on its copyrights, Variety reports. Disney is accusing the tech giant of copyright infringement ...
The Verge

Disney accuses Google of ‘massive’ copyright infringement following deal with OpenAI

Google is ‘flooding the market with infringing works,’ Disney claims. Google is ‘flooding the market with infringing works,’ Disney claims. is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer ...
TheWrap

Disney to Invest $1 Billion in OpenAI, License Suite of Characters for Sora in Landmark Deal

Disney has struck a licensing deal with OpenAI to invest $1 billion into the tech company and bring its array of characters to its generative video platform Sora, a landmark deal that links one of the ...
ABC News

Disney to invest $1 billion in OpenAI, permit use of characters on AI video generator

Disney announced the agreement on Thursday. The Walt Disney Company on Thursday announced plans to invest $1 billion in artificial intelligence company OpenAI, in a deal that will grant the company ...
Gizmodo

Disney’s AI Slop Era Is Here

The studio has announced a landmark deal and $1 billion investment with OpenAI to bring hundreds of Disney characters to its generative AI platforms. Reading time 3 minutes When Bob Iger eagerly told ...
CNN

Disney is investing $1 billion in OpenAI and licensing its characters for Sora

Disney is taking a $1 billion equity stake in OpenAI, while also striking a deal that would allow its famous characters be used on Sora, the AI company’s video generation platform. Disney’s investment ...
The New York Times

Disney Agrees to Bring Its Characters to OpenAI’s Sora Videos

The deal is a watershed for Hollywood, which has been trying to sort through the possible harms and upsides of generative artificial intelligence. By Brooks Barnes and Cade Metz In a watershed moment ...