Epic Games has faced a union complaint from SAG-AFTRA, after an AI-powered Darth Vader trained on James Earl Jones' voice was ...

Fortnite players can now interact with Darth Vader — voiced by the late James Earl Jones — through the use of generative AI ...

The union says Epic 'failed and refused to bargain in good faith' while replacing the work of a former member.

The "world's largest labor union representing performers and broadcasters" has reportedly sued Fortnite's developers, Epic Games.

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’s ...

Epic Games and Llama Productions are the subject of an unfair labour practice charge from the SAG-AFTRA union.

Jones, who passed away in 2024, gave his blessing to the artificial recreations of the Darth Vader voice, a role he had ...

An actors’ union is suing the makers of the Fortnite video game over the use of AI to create an interactive Darth Vader.

Fortnite’s new AI Darth Vader has prompted a formal complaint from SAG-AFTRA over its in-game usage. The Screen Actors Guild ...

Epic Games added Darth Vader as a boss character in Fortnite. The twist being that players can voice-chat with him.

Epic Games faces labor dispute over AI Darth Vader in Fortnite as SAG-AFTRA claims proper negotiation protocols were bypassed ...

When James Earl Jones gave his blessing to preserve Darth Vader’s voice using past recordings, he set in motion a plan to ...