James Cemeron and Disney have been sued by the Pocahontas actress Q’orianka Kilcher for using her facial features for the character Neyitri in his blockbuster hit film Avatar. Dig inside for more details!

James Cameron and Disney are facing a lawsuit over the alleged unauthorised use of an actress’ likeness during the production of the 2009 film Avatar, reports Variety. Filed by actor Q’orianka Kilcher,

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,

James Cameron and The Walt Disney Company faced allegations of 'appropriating' actress Q’orianka Kilcher's image to develop the character Neytiri for the hit film Avatar, released in 2009. Discover the actress' claims here.

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.

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