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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kevin E G Perry

Pocahontas actor sues James Cameron for ‘exploiting’ her face to create Avatar character

Avatar director James Cameron is being sued by Q’orianka Kilcher, who played Pocahontas in 2005’s The New World, over her allegation that he based a key character on her image.

Kilcher, who was 14 when she starred opposite Colin Farrell in Terrence Malick’s film, claims that Cameron told her he based the appearance of Zoe Saldana’s character Neytiri on a photograph of her.

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