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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

What just happened? The use of AI to recreate the voice of the late James Earl Jones for Darth Vader in Fortnite has run into more controversy. Soon after players managed to make the character ...