Zoe Saldana says she won't reprise Gamora's role after 'Guardians Vol. 3'

Los Angeles, April 29 Actress Zoe Saldana is done playing Gamora in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

While speaking with The Hollywood Reporter for a cover story on filmmaker James Gunn and the development of the Guard of the Galaxy movie series, Saldana, reaffirmed that she will no longer play the character after Guard of the Galaxy Vol. 3 releases on May 5, reports People.

"I don't think this is the end for the Guard," the actress said, noting that she originally only expected to portray Gamora for the property's original 2014 movie.

"It is the end for me, for Gamora."

The article covers how Saldana and co-stars Chris Pratt, Karen Gillan and Dave Bautista and more actors supported director Gunn, 56, during his months-long estrangement from Marvel after he was fired from future Guard movies in 2018. He was later reinstated in 2019.

In the piece, Saldana, who reportedly visited Gunn at his home in the wake of his firing, said she gave a speech thanking the Guard crew on her last day of filming for the new movie.

"I thanked James for just his time and his patience and his guidance and his friendship," she told the outlet.

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