SAG-AFTRA has filed a labor complaint against Fortnite;s maker over AI use of James Earl Jones' voice as Darth Vader, raising concerns over performer rights.

James Earl Jones's estate allowed "Fortnite" to use the late actor's voice for its Darth Vader character. Epic Games had to issue a fix after it started cursing.

The union has now filed an unfair labor practice charge (link to the PDF is on the SAG-AFTRA website) that calls out “ Fortnite ‘s signatory company, Llama Productions” for “ [replacing] the work of human performers with AI technology” without “providing any notice of their intent to do this and without bargaining with us over appropriate terms.”