He had already filed this legal action, but his complaint was considered too late last November. The release of Vaiana 2 however, allows him to relaunch his action, and a judge considered that there were enough disturbing elements for a jury to consider the question: “There is a potential problem that there are striking similarities between the two projects. confirm the game Consuelo Marshall.
Bucky told the story of a young Polynesian woman who believes that the spirit of her ancestors is transmitted by animals. She will cross paths with a demigod, whose body is full of tattoos, armed with a giant hook, and who will have to face a giant creature hidden in a mountain.
“The movie Vaiana Disney was produced as a result of Woodall’s handing over to Defendants virtually all of the building blocks necessary for its development and production after more than 17 years of inspiration and work on his animated film project.specifies the complaint.
“Viana was not inspired by and is not based in any way on Woodall’s work for his project Bucky, whose existence I first learned about when I filed the complaint”said director Ron Clements.
Other cases at the moment
It will be up to the courts to decide. Just as she has been doing since Tuesday in a case that involves one of Hollywood’s leading filmmakers, M. Night Shyamalan (Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, The Water Maiden, Phenomena, Glass, Knock at the Cabin). Director Francesca Gregorini claims that her series, Servantis based on the key elements of his film, The Truth About Emmanuel. As a result, she is demanding $81 million from M. Night Shyamalan and Apple TV+. “It’s a very simple case: there would be no Servant sans Emmanuel“explained his lawyer.
On the defense side, we specify that work on the series began well before The Truth About Emmanuelreleased in 2013 and only grossed $4,404 worldwide. “Ms. Gregorini seeks to benefit from a windfall effectsaid lawyer Amadi. She is claiming $81 million for work she did not do. The truth is that the creators of Servant owe nothing to Mrs. Gregorini.”
Before making a decision, the jurors will have to watch the film and the series in their entirety. In addition to seeing the stars parade, there are still some advantages to being part of a jury in Hollywood.
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