Katzenberg and ex-Sora lead Bill Peebles' stealth startup in talks with OpenAI to sell Sora to studios
steph_palazzolo · x · 2026-10-12
Per The Information reporters Steph Palazzolo and Cory Weinberg, a stealth startup cofounded by Hollywood mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg and former Sora lead Bill Peebles is in talks with OpenAI to tweak and license the Sora video model to film studios — potentially bringing Sora back to market via a B2B route.
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