Rama’s SCREEN

And so they’ve chosen the actress to play the young Uhura for J.J. Abrams’ STAR TREK movie.
Zoe Saldana (Center Stage, The Terminal, Guess Who) is currently filming another Science Fiction by James Cameron called Avatar. I just hope she knows what she’s getting herself into by signing on to do a STAR TREK movie, all those… Star Trek Conventions for the rest of her life.

Zoe Saldana

Nichelle Nichols as Uhura

In the original TV series, Uhura — which means freedom in Swahili — was a member of the bridge crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise who rose to the rank of commander. Nichelle Nichols played the Starfleet Academy alum in the series.
Zoe Saldana joined Zachary Quinto, Leonard Nimroy, and Anton Yelchin in the cast about the movie that will boldly go to the beginning, where Kirk and all the crew were yet to be legends.

To celebrate this info, here’s a clip from last year’s roast of William Shatner where Betty White was one of the people who came there to make fun of Captain Kirk, Sulu, and Uhura.

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