Best Actress 2013: Zoe Saldana, Nina

Writer/director Cynthia Mort used to write for Roseanne and Will & Grace.  She'll be making her feature length directing debut with Nina, based on the life of Nina Simone, R&B singer, songwriter and civil rights activist.  It will star Zoe Saldana, who has recently just broken up with Bradley Cooper (again).  Since Avatar and Star Trek, she's had Columbiana (which she headlined) and The Words.  She hasn't had a breakout role, so most film-going audiences really only know her as one of those three-dimensional blue creatures.  Filmed on a budget of $7M budget in Los Angeles, this could change all that perhaps.  Cinematographer is Mihai Malaimare Jr (The Master), Editor is Jonathan Alberts, Costume Design by Magali Guidasci, and Production Design by Missy Stewart (Legally Blonde and Katherine Heigl films).

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