Zoe Saldaña is an iconic actress due to her roles in notable movies such as Guardians of the Galaxy franchise and the Avatar franchise. Along with the highly acclaimed roles in Hollywood, the actress also had her fair share of negative roles.
Starring against notable actor Johnny Depp, the actress revealed that she had a tough time while working on the sets of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. The actress has been famously known for saying that she’d rather do something else than work in that film!
Zoe Saldaña Hated Working In Pirates of the Caribbean Movie!
With iconic roles such as Gamora in the MCU and Neytiri in the Avatar franchise, Zoe Saldaña is the only actress to work in four movies that have earned a global box office collection of over $2 billion! Although the actress is raking in success, she had to star in some unjust roles throughout her Hollywood career.
The actress is also known for starring in the role of Anamaria in the 2003 movie Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. With a very small role with barely any screen time to her name, Zoe Saldaña stated that she hated working on the sets of the 2003 film. As per the actress’ quotes on IMDB, the actress hated working on the set so much that she had reached the point of giving up on acting!
“I didn’t like the experience of working on Pirates and I feel that it is my job to be completely honest. To me, that’s what a Hollywood movie felt like. If that’s what I have to witness, and have to go through, to do a Hollywood movie, I’d rather do something else. It was just too massive. You really felt the immensity of it. Just not my taste.”
Although the actress had mentioned this in a couple of interviews, Zoe Saldaña revealed that she had met producer Jerry Bruckheimer years later and he actually apologized to her!
When Jerry Bruckheimer Apologized To Zoe Saldaña
In one of the rare few instances, Jerry Bruckheimer, the producer of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, actually apologized to Zoe Saldaña after they met years later. The Avatar actress was quite humbled by the fact that Bruckheimer remembered her pain even after all these years. As per IMDB, Zoe Saldaña stated that the producer just wanted everybody to have a good time.
“Years later, I was able to meet with Jerry Bruckheimer, who apologized that I had that experience cause he really wants everyone to have a good experience on his projects. That really moved me — the fact that he remembered that I had mentioned that during press, I guess, or an engagement I had done years before and that he felt compelled to bring it up and to take accountability.”
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl received a rating of 8.1/10 on IMDB and 80% on Rotten Tomatoes. The 2003 film is available to stream on Disney+.
Source: IMDB
