"Kilcher has just launched a new legal case in which she's suing James Cameron, Disney, Industrial Light And Magic, and other companies involved in the production of Cameron's films, alleging that the director directly copied her face to create the character of iconic Na'vi Neytiri."
"Cameron then reportedly came across a promotional image of Kilcher that ran as an ad for The New World in The Los Angeles Times, and was so struck by the 14-year-old's features that he sketched a picture of Neytiri that directly copied the lower half of Kilcher's face."
"According to various books, interviews, and conversations about the making of the film, that image became the bedrock for the character's design through all its transition into sculptures and then CGI models, with Cameron insisting that those elements he'd adapted from Kilcher's photograph be left fundamentally unchanged."
Indigenous actor Q'orianka Kilcher, who gained prominence playing Pocahontas in Terrence Malick's 2005 film The New World, has filed a lawsuit against James Cameron, Disney, Industrial Light and Magic, and other production companies. She alleges that Cameron directly copied her facial features to create the character Neytiri in Avatar. According to the lawsuit, Cameron discovered a promotional image of Kilcher from The New World in the Los Angeles Times and sketched Neytiri's design based on the lower half of her face. The lawsuit cites public statements from Cameron and Avatar artists discussing struggles with Na'vi characters appearing too alien, suggesting Cameron used Kilcher's photograph as a solution. The facial design allegedly remained fundamentally unchanged through sculptures and CGI models, with Kilcher unaware of this use throughout the process.
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