September 28, 2026
Universal City Studios, Illumination Entertainment and "White Lotus" creator Mike White urged a California federal judge Monday to toss a writer's lawsuit claiming they stole his script for the 2023 film "Migration," saying the movie is not substantially similar to the unpublished screenplay, and the complaint does not plausibly allege that they had access to it.
June 26, 2026
Universal City Studios, Illumination Entertainment and filmmaker Mike White "brazenly" ripped off the plot, characters, theme and other elements of a San Diego writer's award-winning screenplay to create the 2023 animated film "Migration," according to a lawsuit filed Friday in California federal court.