A new lawsuit filed against filmmaker James Cameron and The Walt Disney Company alleges that Cameron used the facial features of a then-14-year-old actress as the basis for one of the main characters in the “Avatar” films.

Avatar franchise director James Cameron is being sued by Q’orianka Kilcher over her allegation that he based an Avatar character on her image, without credit or compensation. The lawsuit says Cameron

An actor has filed a lawsuit against James Cameron and Disney for allegedly stealing her likeness for the Avatar franchise. In a lawsuit obtained by NBC News, Q’orianka Kilcher claimed that Cameron had his design team base the character Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña) on her own facial features at the age of 14 from the 2005 film The New World,

Imagine discovering your teenage face shaped a billion-dollar blue warrior princess without your okay. Indigenous actor Q'orianka Kilcher accuses James Cameron and Disney of stealing her likeness for Neytiri in the blockbuster Avatar films.

An actress is suing both James Cameron and The Walt Disney Company for alleged unauthorized use of her likeness for the movie Avatar. Q’orianka Kilcher alleges her likeness was used without her consent or knowledge as the foundation for the character of Neytiri in Avatar.

Director James Cameron and The Walt Disney Company are facing a lawsuit alleging the unauthorized use of an Indigenous actress’ likeness in the “Avatar” franchise without her consent. In a complaint obtained by TheWrap,

Q'orianka Kilcher, who played Pocahontas in 2005’s ‘The New World’, says Cameron told her she inspired a key ‘Avatar’ character