An animator is suing Disney for allegedly stealing the idea for the House of Mouse’s Moana films, which he claims have almost entirely been lifted from his screenplay without his consent.

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.

background references, and other related documents. Woodall secured copyright protection for his project in 2004, with an update to the copyright in 2014. He believes that his work was passed on to ...

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, animator Buck Woodall sought legal action against Disney, accusing the company of copying components of an animated film he wrote, ‘Bucky’, and using them to create the Moana movies.

An animator has sued Disney for allegedly copying the idea for hit franchise Moana from his decades-old screenplay without his consent. Buck Woodall filed a suit in a California federal court on ...

Animator Buck Woodall has filed a lawsuit against Disney, alleging that the company stole the concept for the Moana franchise from his long-standing screenplay, Bucky. Woodall claims that Disney ...

Moana and its sequel are two of the most successful movies in the history of Walt Disney Studios, and now, the company has been hit with a lawsuit claiming that the ideas for both Moana and its ...