Disney's Moana depicts wayfinding — the process of orienting and traveling from place to place — as a main plot point in helping the Polynesian voyagers navigate across the ocean. These explorers ...

Disney faces a $billion lawsuit from an animator who alleges the studio stole his idea for the popular Moana franchise, sparking a major legal battle.

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

Disney has been hit with a copyright lawsuit alleging that the popular Moana franchise was lifted from a decades-old ...

Buck Woodall claims the awards contender stole ideas from a screenplay he wrote, while Disney says the works aren't similar.

Disney has been sued for $10 billion by an animator named Buck Woodall, who claims film producer Jenny Marchick conspired ...

Animator Buck Woodall claims Disney's hit animation copied ideas from his own work which "could not possibly have been ...

Moana’s live-action version is directed by Thomas Kail.

Woodall seeks 2.5% of Moana 2’s gross revenue, or roughly $10 billion, and a court order to prevent further infringement. Since its release in November 2024, Moana 2 has grossed $989 million worldwide ...

Animation screenwriter Buck Woodall has recently been involved in an ongoing controversy. A legal clash centers on allegations around Disney’s blockbuster follow-up movie, Moana 2.

Recap of our magically magnificent experience with Moana, Spider-Man, and more aboard Disney Cruise Line's newest cruise ship ...

Moana and its sequel are two of the most successful movies in the history of Walt Disney Studios, and now, the company has been hit with a lawsuit claiming that the ideas for both Moana and its sequel ...