Guardians team up with Avengers

ZOE Saldana (pictured) says she is excited about her character from Guardians of the Galaxy finding a place in Avengers: Infinity War.

Saldana will reprise her role of a green-skinned alien Gamora for the film, and will battle evil alongside superheroes Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr), Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and Captain America (Chris Evans). She will also be joined by her squad from

Guardians of the Galaxy in the next Avengers instalment. Chris Pratt will reprise his role of Peter Quill (aka Star-Lord), Dave Bautista as Drax, while Vin Diesel and Bradley Cooper will be the voices of Groot and Rocket, respectively.

“I am excited for Avengers. It will be amazing to have all of these characters of the Marvel Universe come together and fight super-villain Thanos. We have shot some scenes and they are turning out to be amazing,” Saldana said. While promoting James Gunn’s Guardians of

the Galaxy Vol 2, the actress spoke about Avengers: Infinity War, saying it retains the essence of their characters, and that is what makes it special.

Saldana added: “The thing that I am most excited about is that they are keeping the essence of what makes Guardians of the Galaxy unique. We

are the same – our misfit selfs – fighting with each other.”

Avengers: Infinity War is set to release in May 2018. Saldana is busy with the promotion of the second instalment of Guardians of the Galaxy.

With the backdrop titled Awesome Mixtape #2, the follow-up to the 2014 box-office hit will further the team’s adventures. This time, the storyline will explore family values and also unravel many family truths and mysteries.

Talking about her character, Saldana said: “I think the hardest thing that James asked me to do was, in the first film, to go through the four-hour process of make-up to bring this character to life. I had never experienced a process like this. It was very gruelling and taxing.”

She also said she is always scared to be part of a sequel due to the pressure to outdo the previous one.

“I was nervous, as sequels are like children. They are always meant to be better than their parents... In my head, I was thinking what this guy (Gunn) is doing, but the moment I got off the plane and read the script and started rehearsing, I found it funnier and filled with heart,” said Saldana, who will also be seen in Avatar 2. –