Zoe Saldaña reveals how James Cameron and Avatar helped her land on Star Trek

Zoe Saldaña has firmly established herself as one of the leading big screen talents of her generation. The fan-favorite actress has headlined some of the most famous movie franchises of all time. Of course, one of those franchises is Avatarwhat does he see Saldaña transforms into the blue princess Nav’i Neytiri. Based on the success she’s had since starring in James Cameron’s 2009 sci-fi epic, it doesn’t seem like the series has been a hindrance to the star’s career. In fact, it turns out that her role in Cameron’s film led directly to her landing the role in the Star Trek movies.

the original Avatar The film was shot during most of 2007, with the live-action segments being shot during October of that year. Of course, the future Guardians of the Galaxy star was available to fulfill his duties. He recently recalled the experience while appearing in a Screen Talks session in the middle of the London Film Festival last weekend. As he talked about his time working on one of the best movies of james cameronrecalled the Dominican actress (via Deadline) that a very special guest visiting the set at one point: