Buck Woodall claims the awards contender stole ideas from a screenplay he wrote, while Disney says the works aren't similar.

Moana’s live-action version is directed by Thomas Kail.

On Friday, animator Buck Woodall sought legal action against Disney, accusing the company of copying components of an ...

Disney faces a $billion lawsuit from an animator who alleges the studio stole his idea for the popular Moana franchise, sparking a major legal battle.

Animator Buck Woodall accuses Disney of stealing ideas from his script for a Polynesian-inspired animated film titled "Bucky" ...

Disney has been hit with a copyright lawsuit alleging that the popular Moana franchise was lifted from a decades-old ...

Disney has been sued for $10 billion by an animator named Buck Woodall, who claims film producer Jenny Marchick conspired ...

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An animator is suing Disney for $10 billion for allegedly profitting off of a controversial decision since 2016.

Many more plot point similarities also exist between Woodall’s screenplay and Moana, like both beginning with scenes featuring turtles or characters going down a whirlpool ocean portal.

Disney is being sued over its Moana movies. Picture ... like both beginning with scenes featuring turtles or characters going down a whirlpool ocean portal. In 2003, Woodall presented materials ...

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 sequel ...