Zoë Saldaña’s affinity for intergalactic sci-fi adventures is well documented through her filmography. With a prominent presence in major franchises like James Cameron’s Avatar, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, and the Star Trek reboot, the accomplished actor has been an integral factor in all these films becoming huge box office successes.
In the Star Trek films, Saldaña’s role as Nyota Uhura was appreciated by audiences and fans across the world. With news about a 4th film in the rebooted franchise reportedly in the works, the Avatar star was asked if she was on board to reprise her character. While the celebrity revealed that this information was still new to her, she confessed that she would welcome the opportunity to be part of the franchise again.
Zoë Saldaña Would Love To Be In Star Trek 4
In 2009, Zoë Saldaña starred in the 1st film of the rebooted Star Trek series directed by J.J. Abrams in which she played the character of Nyota Uhura, a polyglot, translator and communications expert in Chris Pine’s Captain Kirk crew. The actor reprised her role in two more films and earned a lot of praise for her portrayal on screen.
According to latest news coming in from sources, Star Trek 4 is reportedly in the works, and will be produced by J. J. Abrams and Lindsey Weber. While no other information has been divulged yet, Saldaña was recently asked during her appearance on The View to talk about the possibility of her involvement in the film. The actor who confessed that she was only made aware of this while attending the interview, said,
“I just found out just simultaneously with you guys that they hired a new writer and they’re working on a fourth script. I would love to go back. It was a wonderful experience getting to incarnate these characters as part of such a legendary show.”
In a lighter vein, the Marvel alum also addressed her attraction for the genre and said that while she loved Earth, she had a soft corner for space which was evident from the films in her repertoire.
Zoë Saldaña On Playing Sigourney Weaver’s Mother In Avatar 2
Thirteen years after his magnum opus Avatar, James Cameron came back with a spectacle that was even bigger and more powerful. Avatar: The Way Of Water saw Sam Worthington’s Jake and Zoë Saldaña‘s Neytiri sharing a new life and nurturing a family. One of the interesting features of the plot involved bringing back Sigourney Weaver’s character from the first film as the couple’s adopted daughter, Kiri.
Saldaña in an interview with Empire, revealed that she was extremely grateful to have been chosen by the director for this epic saga. The icing on the cake though, was the manner in which Cameron incorporated Weaver’s character to play her daughter through a masterful use of technology. Elaborating on this feeling, the actor said,
“It’s a dream come true. It’s not even a dream come true. I would have never dreamt in my wildest dreams thought I would be playing some kind of maternal figure in any role that Sigourney Weaver would have been playing, and yet James Cameron provided us the setting and the technology, and the story for us to be able to stretch that far.”
Saldaña’s powerful presence and performance coupled with Cameron’s genius vision ensured that Avatar 2 became a bonafide box office blockbuster.
Star Trek (2009) can be rented on Apple TV.
