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‘Yellowstone’ Actress Q’orianka Kilcher Sues James Cameron and Disney Over Unauthorized Use of Likeness in ‘Avatar’
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‘Yellowstone’ Actress Q’orianka Kilcher Sues James Cameron and Disney Over Unauthorized Use of Likeness in ‘Avatar’

The Hollywood Reporter·McKinley Franklin·25 days ago
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Yellowstone actress Q’orianka Kilcher has filed a lawsuit against James Cameron and The Walt Disney Company for alleged unauthorized use of her likeness without her consent. In the suit, that was filed on Tuesday and reviewed by The Hollywood Reporter , Kilcher alleges that the Avatar director extracted her facial features after seeing her performance in Terrence Malick’s 2005 film The New World , which she acted in when she was 14, and directed his design team to use it as the basis for the character of Neytiri. The complaint specifically cites an April 24 YouTube video of Cameron discussing his Tech Noir museum exhibit in Paris, where he recounted the making of Avatar . In the clip, he explains the design inspiration behind Neytiri and recalls noticing Kilcher’s appearance in New World and how her face went on to mold the character.…

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