Darth Vader has been added to Fortnite, and the iconic Star Wars villain has sparked controversy, debate and a legal challenge from SAG-AFTRA. This version of Vader is an NPC companion who can ...

Gareth Edwards The Director of Rouge One Talks about creating The Darth Vader Hallway Scene. Let me know what you think in ...

of violating labor rights by deploying AI to replicate James Earl Jones’ iconic portrayal of Darth Vader in Fortnite. The union filed an unfair labor practice complaint with the National Labor ...

SAG-AFTRA's filing contends that the deal with Jones' estate doesn't extend to other voice actors who have portrayed Darth Vader in its filing with the National Labor Relations Board. "We ...

Fortinite's newest Star Wars collaboration now involves Darth Vader as an AI character thanks to ElevenLabs and Google Gemini 2.0. If players eliminate him and once Conversational AI is enabled ...

By Derrick Bryson Taylor Months after the death of James Earl Jones, the booming voice of Darth Vader, Fortnite players ... The charge, which was filed with the National Labor Relations Board ...

On Monday, SAG-AFTRA filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board against Epic subsidiary Llama Productions for implementing an AI-generated Darth Vader voice in ...

And last time, the news carried a heroic tinge: Darth Vader’s voice was created in a bomb shelter, amid the throes of a national war. If nothing else, the rollout of the AI voice tech shows that ...

Months after the death of James Earl Jones, the booming voice of Darth Vader, Fortnite players are ... The charge, which was filed with the National Labor Relations Board, accuses Llama ...

In the latest battle over AI in entertainment, a re-created Darth Vader voice has triggered a labour dispute. Here's everything to know In a case that feels straight out of sci-fi satire ...

In its filing to the National Labor Relations Board on Monday ... Fortnite players would be able to recruit and chat with Darth Vader on Friday. The use of the iconic voice of Jones, who died ...