After nearly two weeks of mulling the issues, a Los Angeles judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a writer who sued the Walt Disney Co., alleging the animated hit film “Zootopia'' was premised on his ideas.
By City News Service
May 27, 2021
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A judge said today he is inclined to grant a motion by Disney to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a writer who alleges the animated hit film “Zootopia was premised on his ideas, but he took the case under submission to study the issues further.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Kevin C. Brazile did not say when he would issue a ruling on the fate of “Total Recall writer Gary Goldman s suit, which was filed in February 2018, alleging breach of implied-in-fact contract, breach of confidence and unfair competition
“I just want to look at everything one last time, Brazile said.
Goldman and his company, Esplanade Productions allege Disney looked at many genres for Zootopia before deciding on a story that was an adaptation of the writer s thinking. With respect to similarities, it is undisputed that Disney used the identical word Zootopia that Goldman created, which is remarkable because it is a made-up word that had never been used before with a creative work, Goldman s lawyers state in their court papers.
The similarities do not end with the word Zootopia itself, Goldman s lawyers state in their court papers. The parties used it in remarkably similar ways as the central concepts for their respective projects about anthropomorphic animals living in a modern, diverse society called Zootopia that each examine the validity of the utopian ideal that an animal can be whatever he wants, no matter its species, Goldman s lawyers further stated in their court papers.
Thumbelina, voiced by Jodi Benson of
The Little Mermaid fame, longingly sings her song Soon in this fantastic hand-painted original production cel seen at the 11:25 mark of Don Bluth s
Thumbelina. The songs of the
Thumbelina were famously written by Barry Manilow, whose love ballads especially shine in the film.
Thumbelina measures approximately 7.75 tall on the large 16 field cel, and the piece is displayed over a printed background for presentation purposes. The cels are numbered 189 and S189 in the right corners, and the setup as a whole shows minor handling and edge wear from normal studio use with some taping near the edges to accommodate pegholes. The condition overall is Very Good.
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