Peter Straughan wins the best adapted screenplay Oscar for Conclave | Oscars
British playwright Peter Strafan won an Oscar to win Robert Harris' Pope Thriller Conclave. Author, 56, has also won BAFTA, Golden Globe and Critics' Choice Award for Conclaves in this category. He had previously been nominated for an Oscar for his 2011 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy adaptation. Straughan won a BAFTA for that film. He […]
Disney Sued for $10 Billion by Animator Alleging ‘Moana’ Movies Plagiarized His Screenplay
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 […]
Walz: Trump speeches like next 'Mad Max' screenplay
Harris' running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (Democrat), recently suggested former President Trump's comments were pessimistic and likened them to the dystopian film “Mad Max.” “There is a deliberate effort by some to convince us that our political system is broken and that the situation is bleak,” Walz, who was believed to be in his […]