A Los Angeles federal jury ruled on Monday that Disney did not steal the idea for its massive hit film “Moana” from animator Buck Woodall. The jury’s deliberation was decided in around two ...

“There was no ‘Moana’ without ‘Bucky,’” Lage said. Woodall’s suit alleged that Disney stole many elements of his animated film project - a “fraudulent enterprise that encompassed ...

go back to Disney movies as early as 1940’s “Pinocchio” and appear in Musker and Clements’ previous films. Kaba said Musker and Clements developed “Moana” the same way they did the ...

The jury was shown scenes from those films to support the Disney claim. Kaba cited reams of emails and documents tracking Moana’s development and showing that Musker and Clements took ...

Expect Moana 2 to become available then, so it will be waiting for your family on Wednesday evening. Like its predecessor, the 2024 Disney animated film is a musical and features many memorable songs.

A jury on Monday sided with Disney in a copyright trial involving “Moana,” clearing the company ... by the statute of limitations, since the film was released in 2016. However, a claim ...