Zoe Saldaña Was Advised To Change Her Name Before Her First Movie
Zoe Saldaña reveals she was advised to change her name before starring in her first movie, 2000's Center Stage. Regardless of the suggestion, the actress went on to have an extensive career in Hollywood, notably starring as leads in the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise hit, Guardians of the Galaxy, the 2009 Star Trek reboot, and the highest-grossing film of all time, Avatar. Saldaña is slated to return to the James Cameron series, with Avatar 2 expected to be released on December 16, 2022.
Saldaña currently features in the recently released action-adventure sci-fi Netflix movie, The Adam Project. The film focuses on Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds as Adam Reed, a time-traveling fighter pilot who crash lands in 2022 and must team up with his 12-year-old self to save the future. Along with Marvel co-star, Mark Ruffalo, and Jennifer Garner, who play Reed's parents, Saldaña rounds out the cast as Laura, the time-traveler's future love interest. The actress is also set to return as Gamora for director James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, which will bring the film series to a close.
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Saldaña recently spoke to EW and revealed that she was advised to change her name early in her career. She claims that at the time, she didn't take the suggestion as hurtful. Saldaña also said that her manager used to be a singer and performer and changed her own name as a teenager in the '60s, telling the Avatar star, "it's what everybody does." Read more of what Saldaña had to say below:
«When I did Center Stage, I remember being discouraged by my management at that time to use my name, but their intention was never for me to stop being who I am. They celebrated who I was.»
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