Zoe Saldaña has joined the cast of Elio.
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Elio is a new animated film from Pixar set to be released in 2025. The film was announced on Friday, August 9, 2024 at D23 and Saldaña has now joined the cast of the film. She will voice Elio's aunt Olga.
“I felt a real connection to the character and wanted to see a representation of how a real family works on screen. The relationship that you and I share in the film felt authentic,” Saldaña said, via Variety.
Saldaña is known for her roles as Gamora in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Neytiri in James Cameron's Avatar films, and Nyota Uhura in the recent Star Trek films. Her filmography also includes 2003's Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, 2010's The Losers, 2013's Out of the Furnace, 2019's Missing Link, and more.
