Zoe Saldaña Opens Up About Her Concerns About Being Typecast as a Sci-Fi Actor Throughout Her Career, But Credits Her for One Role Avatar Director, James Cameron.
Saldanha has proven to be a popular choice for otherworldly films in the 21st century, landing a major role in Cameron’s big-budget sci-fi eco-thriller J.J. Abrams. StarCraft revival films and later James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Gamora, the green-skinned alien warrior in the trilogy.
The actress recently won the co-Best Actress award for her performance at the Cannes Film Festival emilia perez Abrams tour with Cara Sofia Gasco and Selena Gomez at the BFI London Film Festival event on Saturday Avatar put.
“I know he’s casting StarCraft,” she began. “He and Jim were talking, and then they came to the set and Jim asked him to take this little camera he had made. I remember talking to JJ and he said, ‘I’m going to call you, I really want to talk to you. . And he walked away. Jim came over and said, ‘I just booked you for the next job.
Saldana continued. “I enter guardian I was very afraid of being typecast because this would be my third round in the universe, and I think my team was worried about me, too. But after reading the script, I discovered something about the antihero, world-saving badass that I had never seen before, albeit reluctantly.
She also revealed how Steven Spielberg “restored” her faith in the film industry after a “bad experience”. Pirates of the Caribbean Directed by Gore Verbinski. “Ninety-nine percent of the time, the crew and cast are amazing,” she said. “But if studios and producers and directors…if they don’t take the lead and show kindness and awareness and consideration, then a big production can become a very bad experience. You can fall overboard, and I did.
Eight months later, Saldanha committed to Terminal With Spielberg. “When I’m done piratehe restored my confidence,” she noted.
She seemed emotional while talking about her win in Cannes, with the star saying she didn’t realize how much she needed. “I don’t even know why I need it so much,” she said. “Sometimes you feel like you’re just throwing spaghetti against the wall, hoping something sticks. This visibility helped me understand how invisible I’ve felt for years and try to make that happen again in art. Find purpose and love what I do sometimes you just need a sign that you are going in the right direction.
BFI London Film Festival, screening Jacques Audiardemilia perezrunning from October 9th to 20th.
