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Disney faces $10 billion lawsuit over claims of stealing popular movie
Animator Buck Woodall accuses Disney of stealing ideas from his script for a Polynesian-inspired animated film titled "Bucky" for the company's hit "Moana" franchise.
Disney sued for $10billion in Moana 2 copyright claim
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 from her wave finding ancestors. The film earned $57.5m on its opening day and has already grossed $989.8m worldwide.
Animator sues Disney claiming “Moana 2” copyright infringement
Animator Buck Woodall claims former Mandeville Films development director Jenny Marchick passed his "substantially similar" screenplay to Disney years before "Moana" premiered.
Why is Disney being sued for billions over 'Moana 2'?
Disney has been hit with a copyright lawsuit alleging that the popular Moana franchise was lifted from a decades-old screenplay without the writer's consent. The writer is now suing for $10billion in a new copyright claim.
Did Disney steal Moana’s story? Animator files $10 billion lawsuit over alleged theft
Buck Woodall has filed a $10 billion lawsuit against Disney, accusing the company of copying his animated project Bucky for its Moana franchise. Woodall claims he shared his work with a former Mandeville Films director,
Was Moana A Copy? Disney Faces $10 Billion Lawsuit From Animator
Mr Woodall is suing Disney for $10 billion, or 2.5 per cent of Moana's gross revenue. He claims he provided the screenplay and trailer of his movie to former Mandeville Films director of development Jenny Marchick who is now DreamWorks Animation's head of development for features.
Disney being sued for billions over Moana claims
Disney is being sued over Moana and Moana 2, with an animator claiming the films copied plot points from one of their screenplays. Animator Buck Woodall filed a lawsuit in California federal court on Friday that claims Disney stole elements of a screenplay he wrote for an animated film project called Bucky in the early 2000s.
Animator sues Disney for $10 billion for allegedly stealing his idea for Moana and its sequel
Buck Woodall claimed in his lawsuit that Disney's Moana franchise exhibits “breathtaking” similarities to his script for Bucky the Wave Warrior
Disney sued for $10B over ‘Moana,’ writer’s lawsuit cites ‘breathtaking’ similarities to his script and claims he was ‘prodded’ for content
A filmmaker is suing The Walt Disney Company for copyright infringement, claiming that the media conglomerate’s hit movies “Moana” and “Moana 2” copied substantial parts of a script he wrote. The lawsuit,
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