Actors often describe their breaking point while working in the Hollywood biz. Zoe Saldaña has been a part of many of Hollywood’s blockbusters like the ‘Avatar‘ franchise and the ‘Guardian of the Galaxy‘ trilogy. However, there was a time in Zoe’s life when she gave up on big Hollywood productions altogether.
The actor has always been very forthcoming about her bad experience while filming ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’. However, Zoe revealed that working with the celebrated filmmaker, Steven Spielberg restored her faith in the industry. Here’s what Zoe Saldaña said about working in the Disney production.
‘Pirates Of The Caribbean’ Was An Eye-Opening Experience For Zoe Saldaña
Zoe Saldaña has never held back from opening up about her bad experience while working in the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ franchise. She appeared in the first installment, ‘The Curse of the Black Pearl’ in 2003 as Anamaria. Zoe attended the BFI Londo Film Festival on October 12. She said at the screen talk, “I knew with that experience the kind of people that I wanted to work with.”
“The crew and the cast, they’re 99% of the time super marvelous.” She continued, “But if the studio and the producers and the director, they’re not leading with kindness and awareness and consideration, then that big of a production can become a really bad experience and you may tip overboard. And I kind of did.”
Zoe revealed to Entertainment Weekly in 2022 that the producer, Jerry Bruckheimer apologized to the actor years later. She said, “Years later, I was able to meet with Jerry Bruckheimer, who apologized that I had that experience cause he really wants everyone to have a good experience on his projects.”
How Steven Spielberg Restored Zoe Saldaña’s Faith In Big Hollywood Productions
Zoe Saldaña revealed she was very disheartened after working on ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’. Fortunately, she had an upcoming project with filmmaker Steven Spielberg. She said, “I worked with Steven Spielberg eight months later, and he restored my faith that big can also be great.” Zoe worked with Spielberg in 2004’s ‘The Terminal’ and played the character, Dolores Torres.
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The actor reflected on how she felt “so good and so safe” working with Spielberg on set. She recalled the filmmaker would play music on speakers on full volume to get the crew “synchronized and on the same page.” Zoe got into discussing filmmaking with Spielberg and talked about the works of Italian director, Federico Fellini.
Above all, Saldaña remembered the advice Spielberg gave her, “In order for you to know where you are, you have to know where you came from.” Zoe stars in the recent musical comedy, Emilia Pérez which was screened at the London Film Festival.
