Buck Woodall alleges that ex-Mandeville Films development director Jenny Marchick secretly handed Disney materials he produced privately for her two decades ago, and the company used elements of ...

Around 2004, Woodall gave the “Bucky” outline to the stepsister of his brother's wife. That woman, Jenny Marchick, worked for Mandeville Films, a company that had a contract with Disney and ...

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 2020, ...

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 ...

Around 2004, Woodall gave the “Bucky” outline to the stepsister of his brother’s wife. That woman, Jenny Marchick, worked for Mandeville Films, a company that had a contract with Disney and ...

Animator Buck Woodall continues to pursue a copyright trial over the sequel to the 2016 hit, though the jury's decision in this case may indicate he faces an uphill battle.

Animator Buck Woodall has filed a lawsuit against Disney, claiming the company copied his screenplay, "Bucky." The lawsuit alleges similarities between "Bucky" and Disney’s films "Moana" and ...

A judge previously ruled that Woodall’s 2020 lawsuit came too late for him to claim a piece of those receipts, and that a lawsuit he filed earlier this year over “Moana 2” — which earned ...

Animator Buck Woodall has filed a lawsuit against Disney, claiming the company copied his screenplay, "Bucky." The lawsuit alleges similarities between "Bucky" and Disney’s films "Moana" and ...