Walt Disney Co. the hunt for whoever is responsible for distributing Marvel’s latest unreleased blockbuster script. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.
The entertainment giant was served with a subpoena on Monday ordering Google and Alphabet Inc.’s Reddit. to modify any data that can identify the person or persons who posted the manuscript on the site. The company must turn over the information by March 24 at the San Francisco office of Disney’s attorneys, Latham & Watkins LLP, according to the subpoena.
The leaked script was reported on a Reddit forum in late January, about three weeks before the film was released in Europe and Asia. The third installment in the Ant-Man franchise has grossed $448 million worldwide. The poster used Google Docs to distribute the script, according to a subpoena issued to Google.
The summons was issued at the request of Matthew Slatoff, vice president for global security and content protection at Marvel Studios LLC, which Disney bought in 2009.
“Reddit is committed to protecting user privacy,” the company said in an emailed statement. “We have a strict process to assess legal requests and object if appropriate.” The company declined to elaborate.
Google had no immediate comment.
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