Disney has been sued for $10 billion by an animator named Buck Woodall, who claims film producer Jenny Marchick conspired with Disney's film and television production companies to use his ideas for a Polynesian-inspired animated film titled 'Bucky' for 2016's 'Moana' and its 2024 sequel 'Moana 2.

An animator has filed a lawsuit against Disney regarding Moana 2. Check out the article below to discover the reasons behind this legal action taken by the plaintiff.

Disney has been hit with a copyright lawsuit alleging that the popular Moana franchise was lifted from a decades-old screenplay without the writer's consent. The writer is now suing for $10billion in a new copyright claim.

Animator Buck Woodall filed the suit in California on Friday (US time), seeking damages of at least US$10 billion ($17.9b) for the fact Disney allegedly stole elements of a screenplay he wrote in the early 2000s.

Animator Buck Woodall claims former Mandeville Films development director Jenny Marchick passed his "substantially similar" screenplay to Disney years before "Moana" premiered.

A film worker is suing Disney for $10 billion, claiming the "Moana" franchise shares "breathtaking" similarities to work he once pitched to a production studio.