Zootopia Commission by Impendingsenseofdoom Some things just won’t things die. The news story that possesses the traits of zombies is back, as Gary Goldman is back to, once again, suing Disney over Zootopia. I’d comment more, but I’ve said all I have to say on the matter already, so this time I’m turning this article over to YFWE. Just to be clear, my opinions on this matter do not reflect that of ZNN. So, take it away, man. ~Andy Lagopus. Though Esplanade Productions’ lawsuit against Disney

alleging the company stole from its to make Zootopia

was dismissed by a U.S. district judge in November, the company and writer Gary

Goldman are back again with a new suit, which was filed Tuesday (Feb. 13) in

Los Angeles County Superior Court.

According to The

Hollywood Reporter, which published the full 54-page document from the

attorneys for the plaintiff (alleging breach of implied-in-fact contract,

breach of confidence and unfair competition), Esplanade and Goldman claim that

Disney looked into multiple possibilities for what eventually became Zootopia before arriving at the final

product by adapting parts of an idea Goldman says he pitched Disney twice in

the 2000s.



Read on after the break!

Moreover, Esplanade alleges that Disney “adapted the

small-town human creator of Zootopia, who goes to the big city to fulfill his

wild ambition in the field of animation, into a cartoon character, Judy, who

goes to the big city with a similarly wild ambition, to succeed as a cop. And

Disney used Goldman’s concept for Zootopia as ‘a metaphor for life and for

America,’ where ‘an animal can be whatever he wants to be.’ Thus, Esplanade is

informed and believes that Disney did not create its Zootopia from scratch but,

rather, used Goldman’s materials as the basis for its movie.”

As this is currently simply a complaint filed in superior

court (the original came in U.S. district court, and Esplanade and Goldman

would not have been able to refile a lawsuit there, hence the change of venue),

no trial date has been set as an L.A. County Superior Court judge must first

agree to hear the case. The plaintiffs have requested a trial by jury and,

should they succeed this time around, would seek damages and a motion to bar

Disney from using elements of Zootopia

it claims the company stole in the future. (Hint: things wouldn’t be looking

good for a continuation of the story in any capacity.)

Read the full complaint below, via THR.