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| Zoe Saldana Learns Archery for ‘Avatar’ | November 22nd, 2009 |
Learning how to shoot arrows takes on a whole new meaning when working on a $230 million James Cameron movie.
“I learned archery. I realized then, this is proven, women have better aim than men,” Zoe Saldana told Moviefone at Monday’s ‘Star Trek’ DVD and Blu-ray Disc premiere party in Hollywood, about her time on ‘Avatar,’ which opens Dec. 18.
“I am not a feminist — yet –but it’s true. It’s really true,” Saldana said.
Saldana, who plays Neytiri, one of the blue alien Na’vi who live on the planet Pandora in Cameron’s film, also has said she took dialect training, weight-lifting and horse-riding in preparation for the film. ‘Avatar,’ a combination of live action and CGI, will be shown in 3-D and IMAX, and was shot with special cameras Cameron developed for the film.
Before ‘Avatar,’ Saldana played Uhura in May’s ‘Star Trek,’ which brought her closer to what she calls her native fan-boy community.
“What it did for me personally, because I am a geek, I am addicted to martial arts and sci-fi things and books,” Saldana said. “It sort of put me in that world. I felt like they found me, and I found them. I’m so happy. The biggest thrill for me this year was going to Comic-Con. Even though I was there for ‘Avatar,’ just to know they were so excited about ‘Star Trek’ and so happy with the outcome, made me feel so good.”
From Moviefone
| Zoe Saldana Dishes on Star Trek 2 and Avatar | November 22nd, 2009 |
Star Trek was just released on DVD and Blu-ray on November 17 and to celebrate Paramount held a gala DVD release party bash at the historic Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles. Among the plethora of celebrities and Star Trek stars were Zoe Saldana, who plays Uhura in the film, and she spoke to us about where she would like to see her character go in Star Trek 2, especially with the unique relationship between her, Spock and Kirk.
“Yeah, it’s quite a love triangle,” Saldana said. “I’m not really sure where that relationship will go in the sequel, but it will be fun to explore.”
Saldana also spoke out about getting into some more of the action pieces in the sequel as well.
“It would be a lot of fun to have more of the physical element to the character in the new film. I’d love to se her kick some butt.”
The actress also spoke about her role of Neytiri in the upcoming mega-blockbuster Avatar, which is set for release on December 18.
“This was truly a one-of-a-kind experience,” Saldana said about James Cameron’s upcoming film. “It’s so hard to prepare for something like this because I’m not playing a human, I’m playing a character that doest exist.”
She also discussed the rigorous training she had to undergo for the role as well.
“I’ve never been so exhausted in my life,” Saldana said. “It was seven months of training, excrutiating training, but it was well worth it.”
Make sure you keep an eye out for our video interviews from this special Star Trek DVD release party in the coming days. You can pick up Star Trek on DVD and Blu-ray right now.
From Movie Web
| James Cameron Created Perfect Alien In Zoe Saldana | November 11th, 2009 |
Titanic director James Cameron is convinced lusty male film fans will fall in love with Zoe Saldana as a 10-foot tall blue alien in his new movie Avatar – because he has created the perfect imaginary woman.
The pioneering moviemaker used the very latest camera technology to turn actors and actresses into fantasy beings in his alien love story – and he’s particularly pleased with the way Saldana’s character came out.
Cameron says, “Right from the beginning I said, ‘She’s got to have t–s… (and) I came up with this free-floating lion’s mane-like array of feathers, and we strategically lit and angled shots to not draw attention to her breasts, but they’re right there.
“The animation uses a a physics-based sim that takes into consideration gravity, air, movement and the momentum of her hair, her top.”
And there’s one scene in particular in which Saldana’s character, Neytiri, reveals a nipple that will excite film fans when the film eventually hits DVD – because it was deemed too revealing for a PG-13 rated film.
The director tells Playboy magazine, “We had a shot in which Neytiri falls into a specific position, and because she is lit by orange firelight, it lights up the nipples.
“That was good except we’re going for a PG-13 rating, so we wound up having to fix it.
“We’ll have to put it on the special edition DVD; it will be a collector’s item.”
From Starpulse
| Japanese Trailer for James Cameron’s Avatar | November 5th, 2009 |
In addition to the new domestic trailer and 4-minute featurette, 20th Century Fox has debuted a Japanese trailer for James Cameron’s Avatar as well! You can watch the trailer using the player below.
Opening in conventional 3D theaters and IMAX 3D on December 18, the action-adventure stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez, Giovanni Ribisi, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Peter Mensah, Laz Alonso, Wes Studi, Stephen Lang and Matt Gerald.
| Cameron’s ‘Avatar’ the costliest film at $230 mil | November 5th, 2009 |
Hollywood filmmaker James Cameron’s much anticipated 3-D sci-fi epic “Avatar” is being touted as the most expensive film ever – with a whopping $230 million (Rs.1,200 crore) budget, according to a company statement.
Releasing December 18 worldwide, the action-adventure is Cameron’s comeback directorial venture after his multiple Oscar-winning “Titanic” (1997).
Conceived by Cameron 14 years ago, the movie took four years of actual production work and is also generating unprecedented buzz, courtesy the path-breaking technology that has been used for its filming.
Already being praised as a “fully immersive cinematic experience of a new kind” and a “revolutionary technology” that will “alter moviemaking experience” across the globe, “Avatar” has been shot using the Fusion digital 3-D camera developed by Cameron and Vince Pace.
Produced by Twentieth Century Fox, the motion picture is a blend of live-action photography and virtual photo realistic production techniques.
Starring Sam Worthington, Siqourney Weaver and Zoe Saldana, the movie shows the story of a wounded ex-marine thrust unwillingly into an effort to settle and exploit an exotic planet rich in bio-diversity, who eventually crosses over to lead the indigenous race in a battle for survival.
Advance bookings for the film have already opened in several parts of the US.
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