Thursday, March 28, 2024

Zoe Saldana as Nina Simone in First Trailer for ‘Nina’ (Watch)

Zoe Saldana as Nina Simone in "Nina"
Zoe Saldana as Nina Simone in “Nina”

*The first trailer for Zoe Saldana‘s “Nina” has been released – just one day after the film’s official opening date of April 12 was announced.

In the trailer, Saldana befriends Clifton Henderson (David Oyelowo), who becomes her manager and tries to keep the singer from drinking and smoking. He even tries to get her to work out when he realizes fans don’t want to see her perform as the woman she has become.

Watch below:

 

Meanwhile, the backlash against the decision to cast Saldana as Simone continues on social media.

Fans took to Twitter on Tuesday to point out that she looks nothing like the real singer-songwriter and civil rights activist, whose struggles to balance music, family and personal beliefs left her living alone in France, feeling exiled from her native U.S.

The criticism began as early as 2012, when rumors of Saldana’s involvement first began circulating. Fans said the actress is too light-skinned to portray Simone. In 2014, an image was released in which Saldana’s nose had been altered with a prosthetic. Many took to Twitter to suggest that Saldana’s casting was a form of blackface.

“Nina” hits theaters on Apr. 22 and is written and directed by Cynthia Mort.

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