Fortnite created the interactive Star Wars character with permission from Darth Vader actor James Earl Jones’ family.

The union claims that Llama Productions failed to notify the labor group and negotiate when it began employing a James Earl ...

The union has now filed an unfair labor practice charge (link to the PDF is on the SAG-AFTRA website) that calls out “ ...

AFTRA‘s power, it would appear after the online gaming platform used conversational AI to replicate James Earl Jones‘ voice ...

SAG-AFTRA, the union representing voice, motion, and screen performers, has filed an unfair labor complaint against Epic Games.

Fortnite now lets you talk to Darth Vader and thanks to AI and some uncanny tech wizardry, Epic Games has brought back James ...

SAG-AFTRA, the massive actors and media union with over 160,000 members, has filed an unfair labor practice charge with the ...

SAG-AFTRA has spoken out about the use of AI to replicate the voice of James Earl Jones for Darth Vader in the Star Wars ...

Fortnite’s latest Star Wars update brought an AI-powered Darth Vader and a legal complaint from actors’ union SAG-AFTRA. On May 16, 2025, Fortnite introduced a new Darth Vader as part of Chapter 6: ...

SAG-AFTRA says 'Fortnite' used an AI-powered version of Darth Vader's voice in its game without negotiating the terms with the guild.

SAG-AFTRA is objecting to the use of AI to regenerate the late James Earl Jones' bass intonations of Darth Vader in Epic ...