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Zoe Saldaña Says Steven Spielberg “Restored Her Faith In Filmmaking” After ‘Pirates’ Experience – LFF Screen Talks


The Avatar actress was speaking at the London Film Festival about her long and varied career.

The Oscar winner directed the American actress in The Terminal, on a set she she joined eight months after being part of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. While Saldana didn’t name any particular execs or crew who demoralised her on the Pirates set, she revealed joining the huge Disney franchise came as a shock so early in her career. Her titles include Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl(2003), Star Trek(2009), Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy and Avengers universe (2014-23), and James Cameron ’s Avatar series (2009-2022).

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