Marvel Studios wants Google and Reddit to identify the person who published the leaked script for its latest movie, “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantummania.” A federal court in California granted a request from Disney-owned DIS, -0.28% Marvel to subpoena Google and Reddit for additional information about who was behind the leak, which infringed the company’s copyrights, the Wall Street Journal reported. said. Google GOOGL, +2.28% GOOG, +2.44% and Reddit must provide users’ names, addresses and phone numbers to Marvel’s lawyers next week, the report said. A Reddit user posted an “Ant-Man” script on the platform in January, revealing the film’s plot ahead of its February release. According to the report, Reddit removed at least one post that contained the script. Marvel alleged in court documents that the person who leaked the script stored it in a Google Docs file because it was too long to post in its entirety on Reddit. A Reddit spokesperson said the company is “committed to protecting the privacy of our users” and has “rigorous procedures in place to evaluate legal requests and object when appropriate.” Marvel Studios and Google did not immediately respond to MarketWatch’s requests for comment on this story. The latest “Ant-Man” film debuted with a strong opening of $120 million at the box office over the four-day Presidents Day weekend, but struggled to gain traction in the weeks following mixed reviews, unusual for Marvel Studios films over the years. Market Watch About a month after the film’s release, Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger told a Morgan Stanley conference in San Francisco that while there’s nothing wrong with Marvel’s brands, the studio may appear more selective about projects in the future. “Sequels generally work well for us,” Iger said, but added: “Do you need a third and a fourth, for instance? Or is it time to move on to other characters?”
