
8 Latina Sci-Fi Queens Who Could Have Starred in Tom Cruise's 'Oblivion!'
By Latina Staff | 04/22/2013 - 14:42 | 0 Comments
Tom Cruise's career appears to be back thanks to the $38.2 million debut of his new sci-fi movie, Oblivion. While the movie actually stars Morgan Freeman, Andrea Riseborough, and Olga Kurlyenko as the leads, we are sure it was Tom's action skills that actually sold the B-rated flick. Here are some Latinas who could have easily made this film an A.
Zoe Saldana in Avatar and Star Trek (2009)
The 34-year-old actress was born to play strong female roles! Saldana played the infamous role of Neytiri, the Na'vi chief's daughter, in James Cameron’s hit movie and was quickly offered the role as the historical character Uhura in Star Trek. During her interview with Latina, Zoe admitted that she nearly rejected the role. “My team was like, ‘Zoe, are you stupid? Don’t let fear immobilize you,” she said, “This is an amazing opportunity to step into the shoes of an iconic character in an iconic series and it’s in space and you’re a sci-fi buff.’ And I was like, ‘Oh my God, who am I kidding?’”
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