“Toy Story 4” daredevil Duke Caboom may look like an homage to Evel Knievel — but the ambiguously inspired cartoon is now blowing up in the filmmakers’ faces.K&K Promotions, a company which claims rights to the legendary real-life stuntman’s image and likeness, is suing Disney, Pixar and others for their liberal use of Knievel’s persona in the beloved family film, according to a lawsuit filed by attorneys Randall Jones and Ronald DiNicola in US.
District Court in Las Vegas.“Toy Story” creators weren’t exactly trying to hide the similarities between Caboom, voiced by Keanu Reeves, and the late Canadian risk-taker.
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