Zoe Saldana has revealed that she almost wore green contacts to play Gamora in Guardians of the Galaxy.
In a photo posted to her Instagram, Saldana is wearing green contacts in addition to her head-to-toe green makeup and Gamora costume for an early camera test. Saldana's caption explains, "Would you believe that Gamora almost had green eyes? In one of the many camera tests we had @jamesgunn wanted to see how I looked with green eyes as Gamora. Eventually he changed his mind about that, and I was so grateful that he did because I found these contacts to be so uncomfortable."
Other actors playing alien characters in the Guardians films did have to wear contacts, Saldana says, "My heart went out to @davebautista and @karengillan who had to wear contacts for Drax and Nebula. But they’re [sic] characters looked amazing in them, plus they’re true professionals!"
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is set to begin filming this year, with Saldana reprising her role as Gamora, albeit as an alternate timeline version who never knew the Guardians. She ended her post with, "Reminiscing a lot lately as we gear up to go back for another Guardians adventure!"
Written and directed by James Gunn, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 stars Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Karen Gillan, Sean Gunn and Elizabeth Debicki. The film arrives in theaters May 5, 2023.
Source: Instagram