Zoe Saldaña, the actress that has starred in four billion dollar box office movies, was denied an Oscar nomination yet again. Reprising her role as Neytiri in James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water, the people offered their support for the actress.
As Avatar: The Way of Water reached $2 billion at the global box office, Zoe Saldaña was denied nomination for an Oscar award despite her acclaimed career. The fans rallied around the actor and promised her that her day will come when she gets an Oscar nod.
Zoe Saldaña Finds Support For Her Oscar Snub
Portraying Gamora in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Zoe Saldaña already had two movies that crossed the two billion-dollar mark. Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019) both reached the milestone of $2 billion worldwide.
Starring in James Cameron’s Avatar and its subsequent sequel Avatar: The Way of Water, the Star Trek actress became the first person to star in 4 movies that crossed the $2 billion mark at the global box office. Despite the success and praise that she received for breaking the milestone, the actress was not nominated for a single award during the Oscars nominations announced recently.
Taking the damage to heart, fans rallied around and supported Zoe Saldaña for her Oscar snub. Claiming that one day she will definitely win her Oscar, the fans tweeted out supporting and praising the actor.
With one of the best and most notable roles, Zoe Saldaña was allegedly held back by the Oscars for reasons unknown. Her latest venture Avatar: The Way of Water currently stands at $2.07 billion at the global box office and will continue to move at a slower pace now. Her upcoming project will take the Amsterdam actor on a crime-comedy ride with Selena Gomez in Emilia Perez.
Zoe Saldaña’s Upcoming Project With Selena Gomez
The project titled Emilia Perez is an upcoming crime-comedy movie set to start shooting in a few days. The movie will feature The Adam Project actor along with Selena Gomez and is one of the most anticipated projects of all time. With Selena Gomez busy with the shooting of the third season of Only Murders in the Building and Saldaña in James Cameron’s Avatarverse, the project kept on delaying.
It was reported by Variety, however, that the shooting of the movie will start in April. The story will follow Karla Sofia Gascón’s character being “a feared, on-the-run Mexican cartel leader“. Not much regarding the release date or further cast members has been announced but the film will be helmed by director Jacques Audiard.
As for Zoe Saldaña, Avatar: The Way of Water is currently running in theaters across the world.
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