Buck Woodall claimed in his lawsuit that Disney's Moana franchise exhibits “breathtaking” similarities to his script for Bucky the Wave Warrior An animator has sued Disney for a staggering $10 ...

While the film industry has survived to 2025, efforts to hire a more diverse array of filmmakers for studio releases seem to have not. But one could argue there is also a growing sentiment that ...

Per the lawsuit, around 2003, Woodall began sharing his ideas for "Bucky" with Jenny Marchick, who at the time was the director of development at Mandeville Films, an independent film production ...

who at the time was the director of development at Mandeville Films, an independent film production studio in California. Marchick allegedly told Woodall that the production studio held a "first ...