Zoe Saldana is excited to return to "Avatar," the franchise that made her a household name.
The actress, who was also a prominent figure in J.J. Abrams' recent "Star Trek" movies, broke onto the seen with her motion capture performance as Neytiri in James Cameron's record-breaking film. Recent news confirmed that the actress and co-star Sam Worthington were slated to return for not one, but three "Avatar" sequels. During her chat with MTV, Saldana noted that Cameron had told her about the plot for the upcoming films, but revealed little about it.
"I went down to the studio that they've been setting up for the past three years. It was wonderful," Saldana told MTV. "Jim took us and gave us a tour of all the reference pictures, telling us the stories.
"I haven't been able to read the scripts," she noted, before emphasizing that "they're still working on them. We kind of get choked up. [Cameron] gets emotional telling us about the story. I get emotional hearing about it, so I'm looking forward to it."
The actress also noted that she had known of her involvement in the upcoming sequels for a long time.
"I knew. I knew for a while," she revealed. "Then it was confirmed last fall when they approached us, already telling us these are the dates, lock yourself, we would like you to start getting ready around this time."
The three sequels are expected to shoot back-to-back-to-back to compress the shooting schedule and save on costs. There is no official release date for any of the films but the first sequel is expected to launch in 2016 with the other two movies slated to follow in 2017 and 2018.