This image released by Disney shows the character Moana ... This, according to Woodall, is uncannily similar to the story of "Moana," the daughter of a chief on a Polynesian island who sets out on a ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This image released by Disney shows the character Moana, voiced by Auli’i Cravalho, in a scene from ...

LOS ANGELES — A jury on Monday quickly rejected a man’s claim that Disney’s “Moana ... with the figures of Maui, Te Fiti and a fiery volcano goddess in “Moana” clearly counterparts ...

Disney is remaking many of its most beloved animated films, but some movies should never be adapted into live-action.

Moana may have taken on the ocean virtually alone in “Moana” — at least, until she dragged Maui along — but that isn’t the case in Disney’s latest sequel. In “Moana 2,” our ...

Disney characters Moana (left) and Maui from the movies "Moana" and "Moana 2." A jury on Monday quickly and completely rejected a man's claim that Disney's "Moana" was stolen from his story of a young ...

The long-running copyright infringement lawsuit against Disney for Moana has finally come to an ... no doubt have incited the boisterous demigod Maui to breakout with a jovial "You're welcome ...

A jury on Monday quickly rejected a man's claim that Disney's "Moana" was ... with the figures of Maui, Te Fiti and a fiery volcano goddess in "Moana" clearly counterparts of the divine characters ...

Disney has emerged victorious in a lawsuit regarding its popular animated feature, “Moana,” after a two-week trial in Los Angeles federal court. New Mexico-based screenwriter Derek Woodall claimed ...

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 ...

The highly anticipated sequel to Disney's animated movie 'Moana' — 'Moana 2' — is now available to stream from the comfort of your home. Moana, Maui and Hei Hei are all back for another new ...