Lawsuit alleges Neytiri design copied a 14-year-old actress’s face
A civil suit filed against James Cameron and Disney accuses Cameron of using the facial features of 14-year-old actress Q’orianka Kilcher as the foundation for the Avatar character Neytiri, via production sketches, maquettes, and digital models distributed to VFX vendors, without her consent or compensation. Kilcher only learned of the use after Cameron publicly acknowledged it; the complaint argues this constitutes exploitation of Indigenous youth and seeks damages, disgorgement of profits, injunctive relief, and corrective disclosure, while noting a California deepfake statute in support of the claim.