Hollywood's top legendary director James Cameron has been in a lot of trouble recently. Actress Kelianka (transliteration), who once appeared in the American TV series "Yellowstone", recently sued the great director. The reason is simple, because her likeness was used in the character design of "Avatar" without her consent.
·In fact, this belated lawsuit was almost impossible to happen, because the plaintiff did not know for a long time that the prototype of the heroine of "Avatar" was actually him. After all, normal people could not see it, and there was another actor in the film. However, the problem was revealed by Cameron himself.
·In April 2024, Cameron held a personal achievement exhibition in Paris and reviewed the creative process of "Avatar", one of his proud masterpieces. He clearly mentioned that the design inspiration of the heroine Neytiri came from Koriyanka who starred in the "The New World" movie directed by Terrence Malick at the time, and she was only 14 years old at the time.
·Interestingly, after the release of "Avatar" in 2009, it sparked a worldwide craze. Long also personally invited Kelianka to visit his studio and praised her appearance. At that time, Kelianka thought it was just a great honor and did not expect that her portrait rights had been "misappropriated".
·At present, the defendants Cameron and Disney have not made any official response to this matter.
