The Guardians of the Galaxy star confessed, in an old interview, to having been a victim of sexism on the set of The Losers. Here’s what one of the producers of the action film starring Chris Evans and Idris Elba told her.
Zoe Saldana he is one of the most loved and requested faces of Hollywood and has a long list of iconic roles behind him. From Gamora for theMCU to Nyota Uhura for the franchise of Star Trekpassing through Neytiri in Avatars. Unfortunately, during his career, there was no shortage of unpleasant episodes either. She was the diva herself who said it in an interview given to Allure in 2016, a very unpleasant anecdote, which presumably happened on the set of The Losers.
The 2010 film, adaptation of the same name DC/Vertigo comicfeatures a group of US Army Special Forces soldiers, led by Clay (Jeffrey Dean Morgan). Among his men, there are Roque (Idris Elba) And Jensen (Chris Evans). Betrayed by their commander Max (Jason Patrick) and suddenly in mortal danger, The Losers flee America for their lives. The meeting with Aisha (Saldana) offers the soldiers the opportunity to return to their homeland incognito, but at a price: the traitor’s head. Clay accepts the offer and leads his men towards revenge.
The star of Avatars she is known for not mincing her words and has always openly denounced less than exemplary working conditions. It happened, for example, after the experience on the set of Pirates of the Caribbean. This time, his revelations concern the unacceptable conduct of studio executives. Unfortunately, in fact, during the filming of the cinecomic of Sylvain WhiteSaldana confronted a producer evidently misogynist, who made a sexist comment to her.
A producer said to me, ‘I hired you to look good in your underwear holding a gun.’ Going into this project I was told that they really wanted me for the part and that any input or ideas I had, I should share.
The 45-year-old had also mentioned the same episode in 2015, to the microphones of Philadelphia Daily News : “A producer once told me he hired me to the way I held a gun with panties on, not for my opinions. I wish I had it on tape so I could play it to all the girls in elementary school and tell them to never let anyone treat them that way.”
The actress did not reveal either the name of the executive or the film in question. However, it is not difficult to understand that you are referring to The Loserswhere there is a scene where Zoe brandishes two guns wearing provocative black lingerie. “This is what I was doing – we read on Allure – and this producer was so annoyed that he had to interrupt his vacation to call me and tell me to stop being a difficult bitch. I thought, ‘Wow, that’s true. It really happens.’”
In the same interview, the diva also revealed that her claims with respect to the equal pay have made studios wary of him: “The tone has changed in the negotiations. I began to feel that I was difficult.” As mentioned, Saldana has never held back when it comes to making her voice heard to support causes she believes in. Among these, not only the pay gap. For example, also assistance to actresses with young children.
In 2015 he declared a USA Today that it’s not uncommon to see studios splurge to make male superstars feel at ease, what with private jets and luxury yachts. “But then a woman comes along and says, ‘OK, I have a child,'” he continued. “You’re taking me away from my home. You’re taking my kids away from their home. And you’re going to make me work a lot more hours than I normally would.” if I were at home. Therefore, I have to pay this babysitter for more hours, so I need it [di soldi, ndr] and they say, ‘No, we don’t pay nannies’.”
Meanwhile, on the professional front, Zoe Saldana is unstoppable. In the last year you have achieved an incredible record. She is the only actress to have starred in 4 blockbuster films, meaning they took home more than $2 billion at the box office. It’s about Avatars (2009), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame ( 2019) e Avatar: The Way of Water (2022). If not her, who has the bargaining power to fight vital battles for the industry’s female stars?
