Q’orianka Kilcher says James Cameron used her facial features to create the image of one of the lead characters in his "Avatar" series without her consent.

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

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,

It claims that in 2005, when Kilcher was 14 and starring as Pocahontas in Terrence Malick ’s ‘ The New World ‘, a Los Angeles Times photo of her caught Cameron’s eye. He was having trouble making his Na’vi characters look less strange and more relatable.

German-born US actress Q'orianka Kilcher, who is of indigenous Peruvian descent, alleged that in 2005 - when she was 14 - Cameron "extracted her facial features" from a photograph of her portraying Pocahontas in another film,

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.

German-born US actress Q'orianka Kilcher, who is of indigenous Peruvian descent, alleged that in 2005 - when she was 14 - Cameron "extracted her facial features" from a photograph of her portraying Pocahontas in another film,