“It's Not Easy Being Green”

Zoe saldana talks the Avatar sequels, Guardians Of The Galaxy, dick jokes and more…

- Adam Tanswell

At some point over the last decade or so, Zoe Saldana became something of a genre superstar. From Neytiri in Avatar to Gamora in Guardians Of The Galaxy to Uhura in Star Trek, Saldana is making her mark in the sci-fi universe.

After an almost ten-year break, the actress is soon set to return to the world of Pandora as Neytiri in one of the sequels to one of the highestgrossing films of all time. “It’s going to be big,” she says, “and I don’t say big for the sake of saying it’s going to be massive. [It’s] very compelling.”

Technology has changed a lot since Avatar was released in 2009, but the effects used in the film were still top of the range. Saldana says so much effort goes into creating a motion capture performance, and that effort is something that is often overlooked.