Per The Hollywood Reporter, animator Buck Woodall is suing Disney for $10 billion, or 2.5% of Moana‘s gross revenue. Woodall claims that the movies infringe on the copyrighted screenplay for his movie Bucky, which was given in 2003 – along with a concept trailer and other materials – to Jenny Marchick, Mandeville Films’ Director of Development, who had a first look deal with Disney. Below, see a breakdown of story elements that are present both in the Moana movies and the Bucky screenplay:
https://screenrant.com/moana-2-copyright-lawsuit-disney-buck-woodall-report/
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