Zoe Saldana Gushes Over ‘Crossroads’ Co-Star Britney Spears On Movie’s 20th Anniversary: She’s A ‘Natural’

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Zoe Saldana, 44, stepped retired connected Monday, December 12 for the reddish carpet premiere of Avatar: The Way of Water, and she was asked astir different pivotal movie successful her career: Crossroads. Zoe told Entertainment Tonight‘s Nischelle Turner that she had an “amazing” acquisition making the teen play movie that came retired implicit 20 years agone and besides starred the 1 and only Britney Spears in her movie debut.

“It was conscionable amazing. I was surrounded by astonishing women from the director, Tamra [Davis], to the producers, Carly, and Shonda the writer — Shonda Rhimes. Come on,” Zoe said astatine the Avatar 2 premiere successful LA. “And Britney and Taryn [Manning], myself and Anson Mount — it conscionable felt similar it was specified a beauteous experience,” she added.

Zoe was asked if she had to mentor Britney, 41, connected the film, since the “Toxic” vocalist was caller to acting astatine the time, but the From Scratch star confirmed that Britney didn’t request assistance from anyone. “Oh no. Britney was a natural. From the beginning,” Zoe said.

The 2002 coming-of-age roadworthy travel communicative starred Britney arsenic Lucy, who on with pals Kit (Zoe) and Mimi (Taryn), hits the road to find herself. The movie, which was written by Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal creator Shonda Rimes, didn’t fare good with critics but made an awesome people astatine the container bureau due, earning $61 cardinal worldwide. Since it’s release, it’s go a cult classical with Britney fans.

The past clip Britney reflected on Crossroads was successful Aug. 2020, erstwhile she revealed connected Instagram that she struggled with acne while making the movie. Brit told her followers that she “was so tense to beryllium connected camera,” truthful she went to the dermatologist for caller skincare products and her acne “cleared up quickly” afterwards. Britney was lone 20 years aged erstwhile she starred in Crossroads.

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