Animation screenwriter Buck Woodall has recently been involved in an ongoing controversy. A legal clash centers on allegations around Disney’s blockbuster follow-up movie, Moana 2. The animator ...

Animator Buck Woodall has sued Disney, alleging the company copied elements of his screenplay for "Bucky" to create "Moana" ...

The lawsuit goes to great pains to lay out all the different tendrils of the Disney corporation. In doing so, Woodall’s ...

A filmmaker is suing Disney over copyright infringement of the "Moana" franchise, claiming the films show several similarities to an idea he had worked on years ago. According to the lawsuit, Woodall ...

Moana 2, expected to receive an Academy Award nomination for best animated feature, sees the Polynesian teenager reunite with Maui for another ocean adventure after she receives an unexpected call ...

With the worldwide box office for its animated Polynesian fantasy adventure Moana 2 having sailed north of $1 billion, the ...

Disney has been sued for allegedly copying the idea for Moana and its sequel. Animator Buck Woodall, in a lawsuit filed on Friday in California federal court, claims Disney ripped off elements of ...

Animator Buck Woodall has filed a lawsuit against Disney, alleging that ‘Moana’ ripped off his original screenplay ‘Bucky’ with similar plot elements and characters. Despite an earlier ...

Though Woodall's suit filed Friday contains numerous allegations about the first Moana film, the substance of his argument focuses on the sequel released in November 2024. Reps for Disney did not ...

Disney has been sued by animator Buck Woodall, who claims the company copied elements from his animated film project, Bucky, to develop Moana and its sequel, Moana 2, The Hollywood Reporter said.

According to the lawsuit, Woodall claims he is entitled to "at least $10 billion" in damages and 2.5% of gross revenue earned by Disney from the "Moana 2" film and related merchandise, which he ...