Unburdened now of the time limitations placed on his initial Moana suit of 2020, the January-filed Moana 2 suit is seeking $10 billion from Disney, or around 2.5% of the gross from the 2024 ...

A jury on Monday sided with Disney in a copyright trial involving “Moana,” clearing the company of an infringement suit brought by a screenwriter. The plaintiff, Buck Woodall, filed suit in ...

Buck Woodall’s five-year battle with Disney over who really created Moana looks to have come to an end, with a Los Angeles jury on Monday finding for the House of Mouse in the animated franchise ...

By Winston Cho A Los Angeles jury has found that Disney didn’t steal the idea for Moana from an animator’s story about the adventures of a young surfer in Hawaii. After deliberating for just ...

A Disney spokesperson said they were “incredibly proud of the collective work that went into the making of Moana” and “pleased that the jury found it had nothing to do with plaintiff’s ...

And Khaleesi Lambert-Tsuda voices Moana’s little sister, Simea. While nothing has been confirmed yet, Disney definitely isn’t finished with Moana’s story. In 2026, the live-action remake of ...

LOS ANGELES — A jury on Monday quickly rejected a man’s claim that Disney’s “Moana” was stolen from his story of a young surfer in Hawaii. The Los Angeles federal jury deliberated for ...