The Walt Disney Company is sued by animators who claim the studio's blockbusters Moana and Moana 2 The animated film plagiarized his original screenplay. He's seeking $10 billion (yes, “billion” with a “b”) in damages.
In a lawsuit filed Friday in California federal court, animator Buck Woodall claims that Disney plagiarized elements of an animated film script he wrote. Bucky,this is Moana The film is set in an ancient Polynesian village and follows a group of teenagers who rebel against their parents, embark on a dangerous voyage, and encounter spirits that take the form of animals.
suits were first reported by hollywood reporter.
Regarding the eye-watering amounts being claimed, the plaintiffs are seeking 2.5 percent of the amount claimed. Moanatotal revenue, or at least $10 billion.
The lawsuit comes after a court ruled against the plaintiffs in November, concluding that Disney did not have to face a similar copyright lawsuit filed by Woodall in connection with the first lawsuit. . Moana Because he filed the lawsuit too late. release of Moana 2 In December he was able to initiate further legal action.
Woodall alleges in the lawsuit that he has been providing scripts and trailers for the film since 2003. Bucky It was presented to Jenny Marchik, former director of development at Mandeville Films. He is currently head of feature development at DreamWorks Animation.
According to the complaint, she asked about providing more materials, such as storyboards and character designs, and promised that she could greenlight the film. At the time, Mandeville had a first-look deal with Disney.
Disney denied the allegations in its initial lawsuit and also provided a statement from Moana director Ron Clements.
“Moana It is not inspired by or based on it in any way [Woodall] or his 'Bucky' project, which I only learned about after this lawsuit was filed,” Ron Clements wrote in a statement to the court.
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