Animator Buck Woodall accuses Disney of stealing ideas from his script for a Polynesian-inspired animated film titled "Bucky" for the company's hit "Moana" franchise.

A filmmaker is suing The Walt Disney Company for copyright infringement, claiming that the media conglomerate’s hit movies “Moana” and “Moana 2” copied substantial parts of a script he wrote. The lawsuit,

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

Disney has been sued for $10 billion by an animator named Buck Woodall, who claims film producer Jenny Marchick conspired with Disney's film and television production companies to use his ideas for a Polynesian-inspired animated film titled 'Bucky' for 2016's 'Moana' and its 2024 sequel 'Moana 2.

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.

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Disney has been sued for a staggering amount of 10 billion dollars by an animator who claimed that they stole his idea for Moana franchise. Buck Woodall filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against The Walt Disney Company in California federal court on Friday for lifting several elements from his decades-old screenplay for an animated film titled Bucky without his consent.

The lawsuit points to numerous similarities between the “Bucky” and Moana films including the Polynesian setting and a teen’s quest to save his home village. “Moana and he

Buck Woodall claimed in his lawsuit that Disney's Moana franchise exhibits “breathtaking” similarities to his script for Bucky the Wave Warrior