The first official trailer has surfaced of actress Zoe Saldana starring in the highly controversial role of Nina Simone named simply “Nina”. The actress has take a lot of heat and commentary from Nina Simone fans, Nina Simone’s estate, and society as a whole for taking on a role of an African American woman who’s dark skinned, has African facial features, and a singer.
We have the trailer check it out after the break.
The first trailer for the long-awaited Nina Simone biopic “Nina” has finally arrived, following the controversial release of the film’s first poster. The world exploded in response to seeing Zoe Saldana in black face, with a prosthetic nose, and a tight little afro wig. Is it offensive? Is it art? Zoe Saldana took to Twitter and Nina Simone’s estate harshly tweeted back.
“Nina” focuses on the life and career, and her relationship with her former nurse-turned-manager Clifton Henderson. Zoë Saldana stars as Simone, while David Oyelowo plays Henderson.
In the trailer, Simone is seen offering Henderson a job for “$2,000 a month” to help “take care of her affairs” while on the road. What follows is a montage of Simone’s struggle to get her career back on path as she battles a drinking problem.
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