The lawsuit, filed Friday by Buck Woodall in California federal court, claims the Disney films exhibit “breathtaking” similarities to his script, “Bucky the Wave Warrior” or “Bucky ...

Buck Woodall’s five-year battle with Disney over who really created Moana looks to have come to an end, with a Los Angeles jury on Monday finding for the House of Mouse in the animated franchise ...

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

Animator Buck Woodall claims Disney copied elements from his screenplay 'Bucky' for the films 'Moana' and 'Moana 2', seeking $10 billion in damages.

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 ...

Woodall waited too long to file his lawsuit in 2020, and most of his claims were barred by the statute of limitations. The only ones that survived to trial where those against Disney's Buena Vista ...

Animator Buck Woodall is suing Disney for $10 billion after he said he shared film materials in 2003 while working on a development deal with the company.

Disney Didn’t Steal Idea for ‘Moana,’ Jury Finds Animator Buck Woodall continues to pursue a copyright trial over the sequel to the 2016 hit, though the jury's decision in this case may ...

The jury rejected Buck Woodall's argument that Disney unlawfully copied from a script, storyboards and other content he shared with a film executive starting in the early 2000s for his film "Bucky ...

Animator Buck Woodall claims that film producer Jenny Marchick fed his original idea for a film titled 'Bucky' to Disney, which ultimately produced 'Moana' in 2016 Disney Disney is being sued over ...