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Zoe Saldana is mourning the loss of Nichelle Nichols following her death on Saturday at the age of 89. Nichols portrayed Nyota Uhuru in the original Star Trek series and its film sequels, a character Saldana would also bring to life in the 2009 film Star Trek and its two sequels. “We have lost a…

EXCLUSIVE: Director Jacques Audiard will helm Emilia Perez, a comedy that will star Spanish actress Karla Sofia Gascón , with talks underway with Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldana. Will provide more details when I get them, but this is creating buzz in the Cannes market. It’s a musical comedy about an El Chapo-type…

Netflix’s new film has a cool premise, vintage Ryan Reynolds, some excellent CGI action, winning comedy and, best of all — heart. If you have longed for a return to the Amblin style film of the ’80s, when Back to the Future, The Goonies, E.T., Big and others held court, the reteam of director Shawn Levy and his Free Gu…

Netflix dropped a new clip for Shawn Levy film The Adam Project, starring Ryan Reynolds, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Garner, Walker Scobell, Catherine Keener and Zoe Saldaña.   Written by Jonathan Tropper, T.S. Nowlin, Jennifer Flackett and Mark Levin, The Adam Project centers on time-traveling fighter pilot Adam Reed…

Taylor Sheridan remains a busy man. Paramount+ has unveiled a slew of news across its Sheridan Universe, with Billy Bob Thornton officially set as lead for Land Man, which Mike Fleming teased in his big Sheridan interview last year. Zoe Saldaña will star in Lioness and will exec produce alongside Nicole Kidman and…

EXCLUSIVE: After several fits and starts, the next Star Trek film is gearing up to begin production by year’s end. Paramount has begun talks with Chris Pine to reprise as James T. Kirk, and the intention is to engage to bring back aboard Zachary Quinto as Spock, Zoe Saldana as Lieutenant Uhura, Karl Urban as Dr. Bones…

Rosie Perez, Tessa Thompson and Salma Hayek are among the National Hispanic Media Coalition’s Impact Awards honorees. The 24th annual celebration will be held virtually December 5 at 5:30 p.m. PT hosted by Mario Lopez, with additional appearances from U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) and the Saldana sisters (Zoe…

Netflix is gearing up for the fall debut of Maya and the Three from creator Jorge R. Gutiérrez by revealing the animated series’ star-studded cast. The actors and the character they’ll voice are as follows: Zoe Saldaña as Princess Maya, Gabriel Iglesias as Picchu, Allen Maldonado as Rico, Stephanie Beatriz as Chimi, D…

Anime purveyor Crunchyroll has surpassed 5 million streaming subscribers and has also teamed with Zoe Saldana on Dark Star Squadron, a project it describes as an “epic animated space opera.” Crunchyroll, founded in 2006, is owned by WarnerMedia. The AT&T division entered into an agreement last December to sell…

It is turning out to be quite a year for Lin-Manuel Miranda. His Tony-winning In the Heights hit movie screens, his Hamilton has 12 Emmy nominations including one for him, his directorial effort Tick Tick…Boom is about to take off on the fall festival circuit, and he has two animated films including the fall release: E…

HBO Max has picked up to series family comedy pilot Gordita Chronicles, from Claudia Forestieri (Selena The Series, Good Trouble), Josh Berman's Osprey Productions, Zoe Saldana's Cinestar Pictures and Sony Pictures TV. Newcomer Olivia Goncalves leads the comedy, written and executive produced by Forestieri and…

EXCLUSIVE: Eugenio Mastrandrea (La Fuggitiva, The Girl from last century) has been tapped as the male lead opposite Zoe Saldana in Netflix’s limited series From Scratch, based on Tembi Locke’s bestselling memoir. Danielle Deadwyler (Watchmen, The Harder They Fall), Keith David (Greenleaf, Welcome to the Blumhouse), Kel…