Disney is facing a US$10-billion Moana lawsuit

Animator Buck Woodall is claiming the lucrative movie franchise is too similar to a concept he developed two decades ago and shared with a former Mandeville Films development exec.

By Sadhana Bharanidharan

January 14, 2025

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