ZOE SALDANA to play Gamora in ‘GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY.’ Coolcoolcool.

I don’t know much about Gamora or Guardians of the Galaxy, but I sure do love me some Zoe Saldana. With that established, I would like to welcome this news with open arms. Come over to the Marvel Movie Universe, Ms. Saldana. Let us hang out for a bit. I’ve brought lemon squares and iced tea.

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The third member of the Guardians of the Galaxy has just been cast. Zoe Saldana, who is well-known to franchise fans for her work in Avatar and Star Trek, is in talks to play Gamora in James Gunn‘s Phase Two Marvel film, set for release August 1, 2014.

The Hollywood Reporter broke the story and say the actress is currently in contract negotiations. That usually means it’s a matter of a few details.

Gamora is a green-skinned, alien assassin who has strong ties to Thanos, the ultimate villain who appeared during the credits of The Avengers. In the comics, Gamora was pretty much raised by Thanos, before eventually turning on him when she saw his true colors.

Saldana joins Chris Pratt as Star Lord and Dave Bautista as Drax the Destroyer in the film, which still has at least two main parts to cast: the likely motion captured Groot and Rocket Raccoon.