Buck Woodall accused Disney multiple other parties of copyright infringement of his screenplay “Bucky." ...

the Polynesian belief in spiritual ancestors and the civilizations’ use of sea navigation by the stars, as well as a main character who encounters a demigod who wields a giant hook and tattoos ...

Buck Woodall claims the awards contender stole ideas from a screenplay he wrote, while Disney says the works aren't similar.

Mandeville had a first look deal with Disney, the lawsuit says, and claims Ms Marchick, who is now DreamWorks Animation's head of development ... voyage across Polynesian waters to save the ...

SIROVY: In Polynesian cultures, tattoos held a profound significance that extended ... Usually people kind of, they have this like little voice in their head that kind of knows that that’s what they ...

DreamWorks Animation's head of development for feature films, alleging that Marchick and Disney stole elements of a screenplay he wrote for a Polynesian-inspired animated film titled Bucky for its ...

Both Bucky and Moana follow teenagers who defy their parents and travel from their Polynesian villages to ... stories meeting a demigod covered in tattoos and wielding a large fish hook.

He alleges that Jenny Marchick, who was with Mandeville Films at the time and is now DreamWorks Animation’s head of development ... journey across Polynesian waters. Both stories also include ...