Zoe Saldana’s color has come into play more-and-more these days however, she’s not paying too much attention. Essence got a chance to talk to the beautiful lady about her recent gig on Rosemary’s Baby (Mia Farrow as the original Rosemary), being cast with her skin color not in mind, as well as the transition from the big screen to television.

“You have a lot of directors who are jumping from film to television,” Saldana says. “If Rosemary’s Baby would have been on the silver screen, I still would have jumped at the opportunity of working with director Agnieszka Holland because I’ve been a fan ever since I was very young.”

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Do you remember the first time you watched Rosemary’s Baby?
Yeah, I was with my mom. It was at our apartment in Queens, and they were watching it. I don’t know if it was dubbed in Spanish; I don’t know if it was on Univision or something. I remember feeling so scared, because I didn’t understand. I remember watching going, “What’s in the crib? Where’s the baby?” You never see the baby.

Has Mia Farrow sent you any notes like, “Oh my God, I’m thankful you’re taking the role.”
No, and if she ever did on Twitter, I wouldn’t know how to find it. I’m learning. I’ve been learning for three years, how to send a tweet, and it’s very difficult. I know that she is aware of it. I just hope that she likes it when she sees it.

Was there always the idea the new Rosemary would be a woman of color? Was it always planned?
No, I think that the people they had gone to before were Caucasian. They tossed my name and they all said, “Sure.” They sent me the script; I said no. They said, “Read it. We’ll talk with Agnieszka. These are the changes I want.” I met the NBC executives. I had dinner with the Lionsgate executives and with my sisters, and that was the last thing we ever covered.