The film features the voices of diego luna, zoe saldana, channing tatum, christina. I dont have a problem with her doing her own singing while impersonation an actual person, because a voiceover would probably not have worked well, however, zoes autotuned performance failed to capture the spirituality, strength and powerful presence that. Gutierrez, it was produced by aaron berger, brad booker, guillermo del toro, and carina schulze. How book of life added a hispanic touch to covers of mumford. Before choosing which path to follow, he embarks on an incredible adventure that spans three fantastical worlds where he must face his greatest fears. An artsy starstudded black and white sex film featuring elizabeth mitchell from lost, emilia clark from game of thrones, sarah celeb jihad. From producer guillermo del toro and director jorge. Grammywinning soul singersongwriter india arie was an early critic of the nina simone biopic nina, penning an open letter on the decision to cast zoe saldana shortly after on. She has previously lent her voice to the animated movies the book of life and my little pony. While we are talking about her beauty, skills and professional life, we want to now take you on a ride through a zoe saldana bikini photo gallery.
Saldanas breakthrough came in 2009 with the roles of nyota uhura in star trek and neytiri in james camerons avatar. The mexican holiday that honours the dead is the backdrop for the new animated film the book of life. The hottest images and pictures of zoe saldana are truly epic. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Zoe saldana and diego luna interview the book of life hd 2014. Click here to visit our frequently asked questions about html5. Zoe saldana wants to get in the guinness book of records. Infinity war only to find a way to bring the one who died back to life and. But the apology song was an amazing opportunity for williams who recently cowrote the selfhelp book gratitude and trust because it reflected the book of life. Zoe saldana was born on june 19, 1978 in passaic, new jersey, to asalia nazario and aridio saldana. Zoe saldana is loved by millions of people around the world for her roles of neytiri in avatar and gamora in guardians of the galaxy and avengers. Manolo diego luna woos maria zoe saldana in the book of life. Later she worked in various groups of films in supporting roles. The book of life is a 2014 american 3d computeranimated musical fantasy adventure comedy film coproduced by reel fx creative studios and 20th century fox animation, and distributed by 20th century fox.
The book of life encourages us to celebrate the past while looking forward to the future. Or even as killer comic book assassin gamora from guardians of the galaxy and its super successful sequel, vol. Zoe saldana, diego luna discuss day of the dead and. Starring channing tatum, zoe saldana, christina applegate, ice cube, ron perlman, cheech marin and hector elizondo, the book of life opens nationwide on october 17, 2014. Nina simone is no joke in terms of her singing voice. The book of life is produced by guillermo del toro, directed by jorge gutierrez, and features an outstanding voice cast to tell its story of true love along with a generous helping of mexican culture. The basic plot is about two boys, joaquin diego luna and manolo channing tatum, who vie for the affections of a girl, maria zoe saldana. She voices maria posada as an adult in the film the book of life saldana s breakthrough came in 2009 with the roles of nyota uhura in star trek and neytiri in james camerons avatar. Zoe saldana and diego luna interview the book of life. To do so, the composer had singers preserve their hispanic accents on the.
The lead role in the former was a breakthrough one and brought her empire, saturn and teen choice awards. Zoe saldana is one of hollywoods most soughtafter actors, having starred in such franchises as avatar, star trek, and guardians of the galaxy. Shes been belting out tunes in films so often recently the the book of life star could even see herself launching another career. The book of life is a 2014 american 3d computeranimated musical fantasy adventure comedy. Christened zoe yaddira saldana nazario at the time of her birth, she came from a mixed heritage. The film features the voices of diego luna, zoe saldana. Zoe saldana awards and nominations during zoe saldana showbiz career. Dancer, model and actress zoe saldana has made her mark in huge hits like star trek, avatar and guardians of the galaxy. Why mom of three zoe saldana says she wont try for daughter. Zoe saldana was born on june 19, 1978 in passaic, new jersey to aridio saldana and asalia nazario. Thats a good thing, but if thats all it was, it wouldn. To me, the art of nina simones distinctiveness, aside from her amazing mind and musical talent was her dark skin and very african features in a time when such a look such was even less acceptable in the main stream than it is now. Zoe saldana doesnt deserve the backlash she has received for her portrayal of legendary singer nina simone, the singers daughter said its unfortunate that zoe saldana is being attacked so. Luna voices manolo, an aspiring musician who hails from a family of bullfighters and gets caught in a love triangle with the freespirited maria zoe saldana and the vainglorious joaquin channing tatum.
Zoe saldana and diego luna interview the book of life hd 2014 manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of. Amc theatres wont book universal movies anymore after trolls world tour vod release. Lets see some interesting facts and trivia about her. Zoe saldana finds her voice in day of the deadthemed book of life. Channing tatum, zoe saldana, diego luna and christina applegate are starring in book of life, an animated comedy from 20th century fox animation and reel fx. Zoe saldana wants to get in the guinness book of world records after avengers. Simone responds to casting of zoe saldana in biopic the. Zoe saldana helpfully explains what does and does not happen to gamora in avengers. Zoe saldana finds her voice in day of the deadthemed.
Their first single since signing with republic records, no matter where you are, is featured twice in the book of life, which will be released oct. Zoe saldanaperego is an american actress and dancer. Zoe saldana, diego luna talk the book of life, day. Book of life teaches us the true meaning of the day of the dead. Manolo diego luna tries to impress maria zoe saldana by singing a tune with a guitar. Zoe saldana may have been able to pull off her demeanour while in daily life, however her on stage performances were underwhelming.
Zoe saldana s 20 wedding to smokinghot artist marco perego was shrouded in such mystery, the world didnt really know it had happened until reports about a supposed summer wedding started. Zoe saldana biography childhood, life achievements. When she was 10 years old, she and her family moved to the dominican republic, where they would live for the next seven years. Zoe saldana my little pony friendship is magic wiki fandom. The book of life i love you too much clip fox family.
Paul williams, santaolalla do songs for book of life. All 36 songs from the the book of life 2014 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. She provides the voice of captain celaeno in the feature film my little pony the movie. Saldana shows off her real life vocal chops in the flick. Book of life teaches us the true meaning of the day. As a child, maria had her hair in braided pigtails each with a red bow. Saldana s involvement in the film was first announced by variety in january 2017. Channing tatum, zoe saldana to star in animated book of.
Voicing maria posada, the animated musicals main love interest, the actress stars alongside channing tatum and ice cube. How book of life added a hispanic touch to covers of. The latter film received widespread acclaim, and is the highestgrossing film of all time. Seems zoe saldana, 39, has the market cornered on space. Now weve learned that saldana, who had her skin darkened for the role, will also sing the songs featured in the biopic of the jazz singers life. Theres been a ton of controversy surrounding the nina simone biopic starring zoe saldana. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. Her current role is adelina fortnight, a freespirit adventurer, in the animated feature missing link. Zoe saldana is a very good actress, but i dont see her in this role. Nina simones daughter is not upset at zoe saldana time. Diego luna, channing tatum, zoe saldana, ron perlman. Andrew freund sits down with zoe saldana, diego luna, ice cube, ron perlman and kate del castillo to discuss the book of life. Thr about coaxing singers out of zoe saldana and diego luna for the animated film. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available.