Zoe Saldana Playing Star Trek's Time-Life Operator
September 18, 2007 Comments
Hey, have UHURA'D the news of who Zoe Saldana is playing in Star Trek prequel?!
Do you see what I did there? I gave you a little clue in the first sentence. You probably missed it because it was so cleverly and seamlessly worked in, but look again and you'll see that she's playing Uhura, which you may have also guessed because that's the only role possible for a black female.
If you saw Pirates of the Caribbean, you know the actress as Anamaria, or if you saw the Britney Spears buddy-flick, Crossroads, you know her as Kit (but really, what were you thinking?). Saldana joins Zachary Quinto as Spock and Anton Yelchin as Chekhov, and you can see her soft-focus close-up debut Christmas 2008.
Saldana cast in Abrams' 'Star Trek' [Variety]