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Few movie characters carry as much personality in every single word as Johnny Depp’s Captain Jack Sparrow. Throughout the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, he has given us lines that are just as ...
During the “Imperial March,” Assistant Principal Miguel Gonzalez arrived on stage dressed as Darth Vader, complete with a red lightsaber ... a ladder to direct – which he did wearing a Jack Sparrow ...
James Earl Jones’ estate may have the high ground, legally. Earlier this week, SAG-AFTRA filed an unfair labor practice complaint vs. Epic Games over AI Darth Vader. While we still don’t have ...
Months after the death of James Earl Jones, the booming voice of Darth Vader, Fortnite players are having in-game conversations with the “Star Wars” villain about being a Jedi and his conflict ...
“However, we must protect our right to bargain terms and conditions around uses of voice that replace the work of our members, including those who previously did the work of matching Darth Vader ...
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 ...
“However, we must protect our right to bargain terms and conditions around uses of voice that replace the work of our members, including those who previously did the work of matching Darth Vader ...
Fortnite's crossover connection with Star Wars was presented with an AI Darth Vader voiced by James Earl Jones as a part of the Galactic Battle season. The guild of SAG-AFTRA has filed an unfair ...
“However, we must protect our right to bargain terms and conditions around uses of voice that replace the work of our members, including those who previously did the work of matching Darth Vader ...
An actors' union is suing the makers of the Fortnite video game over the use of AI to create an interactive Darth Vader, it said Monday. Fortnite announced last week it had got permission from the ...
TL;DR: Epic Games faces union action from SAG-AFTRA over Fortnite’s AI-powered Darth Vader voice, created using archived James Earl Jones recordings without union notification or negotiation.
As soon as Darth Vader was added into the game, players were getting the character to say the word “fuck” and use homophobic slurs. Adding to the controversy, the SAG-AFTRA union has made it ...