Disney is being sued over the Moana franchise. On Friday, Jan. 10, animator Buck Woodall filed a lawsuit against the Walt Disney Company, its various film, television and animation departments and ...

(NewsNation) —An animator filed a lawsuit against Disney last week saying the company stole plot elements and designs from a screenplay he wrote years ago to create its “Moana” franchise. Buck Woodall ...

Is Disney short Versa AI? A lighting animator responds via TikTok after debate sparks across social media over the emotional ...

His 70-year run with the company included work on 'Lady and the Tramp,' 'The Jungle Book,' 'The Lion King,' 'Strange World' and 'The Great Mouse Detective.' By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Burny ...

Disney has been hit with a copyright lawsuit alleging that the wildly popular Moana franchise was nearly entirely lifted from a decades-old screenplay without the writer's consent. A court ruling last ...

The report, which comes from Cartoon Brew, reveals the 59-year-old animator is awaiting trial in Paris. The animator, who was a key talent at Disney and Pixar through 2004, is accused of ordering ...

John Emerson had a 50-year career as an artist - 45 of those years were with The Walt Disney Company. His former co-workers describe him as an integral part of the background and special effects ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The creative talents who shape beloved Disney stories are stepping into the spotlight at AfroTech. Disney Visual Effects Supervisor Marlon West shared stories from his ...

One of the key figures in the studio's animation revival, he worked on such classics as "The Little Mermaid," "Beauty and the Beast" and "Aladdin." By Gregg Kilday, Borys Kit Co-director Nathan Greno ...