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Zoe Saldana Regrets Playing Nina Simone in Biopic: ‘She Deserved Better’

posted 4 years ago by [deleted]
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https://www.thewrap.com/zoe-saldana-regrets-playing-nina-simone-in-biopic-she-deserved-better/

[–] PaladinNJ (20335) 4 years ago

It's a role. She's an actress. What did she do wrong?

Haven't seen the movie. Did she do a bad job?

based on her look

If a movie about Nina Simone isn't noticed, then something certainly went wrong.
Nina Simone should be as well known as Miles Davis and Billie Holiday.

[–] kwestmo (4153) 3 years ago

Did Diana Ross apologize for playing Billie Holiday?

Did Barbar Streisand apologize for playing Fanny Brice?

[–] HarveyManFredSin (4877) a year ago

I don't think either Ross or Streisand Blacked-up to play those respective roles.

[–] BourbonKing (5655) 4 years ago

The Nina Simone biopic probably deserved better writers, a better director, and a more dedicated producer. I didn't even know there was a movie

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

you are probably right.