as well as some of Walt Disney Studios’ early animated features. The princess unit in the concept art above is being designed as a tribute to Mary Blair’s original concept artwork for “Cinderella.” ...

Disney is being sued over Moana and Moana 2, with an animator claiming the films copied plot points from one of their screenplays. Animator Buck Woodall filed a lawsuit in California federal court ...

Animated blockbuster “Moana 2” put wind into Disney‘s sales for the last three months of 2024. The sequel’s strong showing at the box office, along with another profitable quarter for ...

Disney has been hit with a copyright lawsuit alleging that the wildly popular Moana franchise was nearly ... a fully animated concept trailer, storyboards, background image references, and more.

The box office tidal wave of “Moana 2” lifted Walt Disney Co.’s results for the fiscal first quarter, even as its reliable theme park sector was hampered by dual hurricanes in Florida.

How far will animator Buck Woodall go to prove that Disney stole his idea for Moana and Moana 2? At least as far as court. Reviving allegations that Disney stole the idea for Moana from Woodall ...

Disney has been sued by animator Buck Woodall for allegedly copying the idea for the animated movie Moana and its sequel, according to a report in The Hollywood Reporter. As per the lawsuit filed ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Auli’i Cravalho poses for photographers upon arrival at the UK premiere of Moana 2 on Sunday, Nov. 24 ...