Photo: Laurent Viteur/WireImage; Jay MaidmentZoe Saldañais finished playing Gamora in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.While speaking withThe Hollywood Reporterfor a cover story on filmmakerJames Gunnand the development of theGuardians of the Galaxymovie series, Saldaña, 44, reaffirmed that she will no longer play the character afterGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3releases on May 5.“I don’t think this is the end for the Guardians,” the actress said, noting that she originally only expected to portray Gamora for the property’s original 2014 movie. “It is the end for me, for Gamora.“The article covers how Saldaña and costarsChris Pratt,Karen Gillanand Dave Bautista and more actors supported director Gunn, 56, during hismonths-long estrangement from Marvelafter he was fired from futureGuardiansmovies in 2018. He was later reinstated in 2019.In the piece, Saldaña, whoTHRreported visited Gunn at his home in the wake of his firing, said she gave a speech thanking theGuardianscrew on her last day of filming for the new movie.“I thanked James for just his time and his patience and his guidance and his friendship,” she told the outlet.Karwai Tang/WireImageSaldaña previously described her final turn as Gamora as “a very sweet departure” while speaking withEntertainment Weeklyabout the thirdGuardiansmovie back in October. At the time, she said she does not know what is in store for the character after the new movie, noting that Gamora “has taken a different journey” than the rest of the team’s characters.“Filming started bitter in the beginning ‘cause obviously you’re anticipating the end,” Saldaña said at the time. “But I’m just so happy that once again I got to work with great people. I had an evolution that I witnessed of myself, but also my director and my cast. I just felt very blessed and grateful.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“It was a very sweet departure, I have to say,” she added.TheGuardiansfranchise’s future is unclear ahead of the third movie’s release. Gunn has moved on to a new role as a co-CEO at DC Studios and the mind behind its next Superman movie,Superman: Legacy.Marvel StudiosWhile the filmmaker has said as far back as Jan. 2022 thatGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3will be “the last time people will see this team of Guardians,“THRreported that the new movie hints at a future for the property with new characters taking over for Star-Lord (Pratt), Drax (Bautista), Rocket Raccoon (Bradley Cooper) and Groot (Vin Diesel).According to an official synopsis for the film,Vol. 3finds Star-Lord “still reeling from the loss of Gamora” (which happened in 2018’sAvengers: Infinity War), but he “must rally his team around him to defend the universe along with protecting one of their own. A mission that, if not completed successfully, could quite possibly lead to the end of the Guardians as we know them.“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3releases May 5.
Photo: Laurent Viteur/WireImage; Jay Maidment
Zoe Saldañais finished playing Gamora in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.While speaking withThe Hollywood Reporterfor a cover story on filmmakerJames Gunnand the development of theGuardians of the Galaxymovie series, Saldaña, 44, reaffirmed that she will no longer play the character afterGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3releases on May 5.“I don’t think this is the end for the Guardians,” the actress said, noting that she originally only expected to portray Gamora for the property’s original 2014 movie. “It is the end for me, for Gamora.“The article covers how Saldaña and costarsChris Pratt,Karen Gillanand Dave Bautista and more actors supported director Gunn, 56, during hismonths-long estrangement from Marvelafter he was fired from futureGuardiansmovies in 2018. He was later reinstated in 2019.In the piece, Saldaña, whoTHRreported visited Gunn at his home in the wake of his firing, said she gave a speech thanking theGuardianscrew on her last day of filming for the new movie.“I thanked James for just his time and his patience and his guidance and his friendship,” she told the outlet.Karwai Tang/WireImageSaldaña previously described her final turn as Gamora as “a very sweet departure” while speaking withEntertainment Weeklyabout the thirdGuardiansmovie back in October. At the time, she said she does not know what is in store for the character after the new movie, noting that Gamora “has taken a different journey” than the rest of the team’s characters.“Filming started bitter in the beginning ‘cause obviously you’re anticipating the end,” Saldaña said at the time. “But I’m just so happy that once again I got to work with great people. I had an evolution that I witnessed of myself, but also my director and my cast. I just felt very blessed and grateful.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“It was a very sweet departure, I have to say,” she added.TheGuardiansfranchise’s future is unclear ahead of the third movie’s release. Gunn has moved on to a new role as a co-CEO at DC Studios and the mind behind its next Superman movie,Superman: Legacy.Marvel StudiosWhile the filmmaker has said as far back as Jan. 2022 thatGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3will be “the last time people will see this team of Guardians,“THRreported that the new movie hints at a future for the property with new characters taking over for Star-Lord (Pratt), Drax (Bautista), Rocket Raccoon (Bradley Cooper) and Groot (Vin Diesel).According to an official synopsis for the film,Vol. 3finds Star-Lord “still reeling from the loss of Gamora” (which happened in 2018’sAvengers: Infinity War), but he “must rally his team around him to defend the universe along with protecting one of their own. A mission that, if not completed successfully, could quite possibly lead to the end of the Guardians as we know them.“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3releases May 5.
Zoe Saldañais finished playing Gamora in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
While speaking withThe Hollywood Reporterfor a cover story on filmmakerJames Gunnand the development of theGuardians of the Galaxymovie series, Saldaña, 44, reaffirmed that she will no longer play the character afterGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3releases on May 5.
“I don’t think this is the end for the Guardians,” the actress said, noting that she originally only expected to portray Gamora for the property’s original 2014 movie. “It is the end for me, for Gamora.”
The article covers how Saldaña and costarsChris Pratt,Karen Gillanand Dave Bautista and more actors supported director Gunn, 56, during hismonths-long estrangement from Marvelafter he was fired from futureGuardiansmovies in 2018. He was later reinstated in 2019.
In the piece, Saldaña, whoTHRreported visited Gunn at his home in the wake of his firing, said she gave a speech thanking theGuardianscrew on her last day of filming for the new movie.
“I thanked James for just his time and his patience and his guidance and his friendship,” she told the outlet.
Karwai Tang/WireImage
Saldaña previously described her final turn as Gamora as “a very sweet departure” while speaking withEntertainment Weeklyabout the thirdGuardiansmovie back in October. At the time, she said she does not know what is in store for the character after the new movie, noting that Gamora “has taken a different journey” than the rest of the team’s characters.
“Filming started bitter in the beginning ‘cause obviously you’re anticipating the end,” Saldaña said at the time. “But I’m just so happy that once again I got to work with great people. I had an evolution that I witnessed of myself, but also my director and my cast. I just felt very blessed and grateful.”
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“It was a very sweet departure, I have to say,” she added.
TheGuardiansfranchise’s future is unclear ahead of the third movie’s release. Gunn has moved on to a new role as a co-CEO at DC Studios and the mind behind its next Superman movie,Superman: Legacy.
Marvel Studios
While the filmmaker has said as far back as Jan. 2022 thatGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3will be “the last time people will see this team of Guardians,“THRreported that the new movie hints at a future for the property with new characters taking over for Star-Lord (Pratt), Drax (Bautista), Rocket Raccoon (Bradley Cooper) and Groot (Vin Diesel).
According to an official synopsis for the film,Vol. 3finds Star-Lord “still reeling from the loss of Gamora” (which happened in 2018’sAvengers: Infinity War), but he “must rally his team around him to defend the universe along with protecting one of their own. A mission that, if not completed successfully, could quite possibly lead to the end of the Guardians as we know them.”
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3releases May 5.
source: people.com
