Indigenous actor sues James Cameron for ‘stealing’ her facial features for Avatar character

Indigenous actor sues James Cameron for ‘stealing’ her facial features for Avatar character

Suit says director used Q’orianka Kilcher’s features without permission after seeing her in advert for The New WorldSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailJames Cameron and the Walt Disney Company are facing a lawsuit that claims the director based a key character in the Avatar franchise on a teenage actor without her permission.The suit, filed by actor Q’orianka Kilcher, alleges that Cameron “extracted her facial features” and “directed his design team” to base the key Avatar characte...

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