THE LOSERS interview with Zoë Saldaña, Idris Elba and Jeffrey Dean Morgan
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An explosive action tale of betrayal and revenge, "
The Losers" centers around the members of an elite
Special Forces unit sent to the Bolivian jungle on a search and destroy mission. But the team--Clay,
Jensen,
Roque, Pooch and Cougar--soon find that they have become the target of a deadly double cross, instigated from the inside by a powerful enemy known only as
Max.
ZOË SALDANA (Aisha) enjoyed a banner year in 2009, starring in back-to-back blockbusters. She capped the year starring as
Neytiri in
James Cameron's history-making sci-fi epic "
Avatar," for which Saldana won an
Empire Award for Best Actress. The film, which also starred
Sam Worthington and
Sigourney Weaver, broke numerous box office records on its way to becoming the highest-grossing motion picture of all time. Among its many honors, "Avatar" won a
Golden Globe for
Best Picture -
Drama and earned nine
Oscar® nominations, also including Best Picture.
Earlier last year, Saldana played Nyoto
Uhura in the sci-fi action adventure hit "
Star Trek," about the early years of the legendary crew of the
U.S.S.
Enterprise. Directed by
J.J. Abrams, the film also starred
Chris Pine,
Zachary Quinto and
Eric Bana.
Saldana will next be seen in the Neil LaBute-directed comedy "
Death at a Funeral," in which she joins an ensemble cast that also includes
James Marsden,
Chris Rock,
Tracy Morgan,
Martin Lawrence,
Columbus Short and
Luke Wilson.
Born and raised in
New York, Saldana first gained attention with her memorable feature film debut in the starring role of Eva in "
Center Stage," directed by
Nicholas Hytner. She followed with "
Get Over It," "
Crossroads," "
Drumline," "
Pirates of the Caribbean:
The Curse of the
Black Pearl," and
Steven Spielberg's "
Terminal," for which she won a 2004
Young Hollywood One to Watch Award from
Movieline magazine. Her additional film credits include "
Haven," "
Guess Who" and "
Vantage Point."
In 2009, Saldana graced the cover of
ELLE as one of the magazine's "Top
Women in Hollywood."
IDRIS ELBA (Roque) recently starred in the hit 2009 thriller "
Obsessed," with
Beyoncé Knowles and
Ali Larter.
Elba earned an
NAACP Image Award nomination for his portrayal of a married man being stalked by a co-worker. He previously shared in a
Screen Actors Guild Award® nomination as a member of the main cast of
Ridley Scott's
2007 true-life drama "
American Gangster," with
Denzel Washington and
Russell Crowe.
Elba has several film projects upcoming, including the crime drama "
Takers," with
Matt Dillon,
Zoë Saldana and
Hayden Christensen, and the action adventure "
Thor," in which he stars with
Samuel L. Jackson,
Anthony Hopkins and
Natalie Portman under the direction of
Kenneth Branagh. He also executive produced and stars in the independent film "
Legacy," which was chosen to close the
2010 Glasgow Film Festival, and has also been selected to screen at this year's
Tribeca Film Festival.
Elba's additional film credits include
David S. Goyer's horror thriller "
The Unborn";
Guy Ritchie's "RocknRolla," as part of an ensemble cast that also included
Gerard Butler,
Thandie Newton and
Tom Wilkinson; and the hit horror thriller "
28 Weeks Later," to name only a few.
He first gained attention with his starring role as the de facto leader of a
Baltimore drug empire in
HBO's acclaimed original series "
The Wire," for which he received an
Image Award nomination.
JEFFREY
DEAN MORGAN (
Clay) starred last year in the action thriller "
Watchmen,"
Zack Snyder's controversial big screen
adaptation of DC's seminal graphic novel.
Morgan played
Edward Blake, a.k.a.
The Comedian, whose murder sets off a potentially explosive investigation and reunites his former costumed colleagues, the
Minutemen. Also in 2009, Morgan starred in
Ang Lee's independent feature "
Taking Woodstock."
Morgan is currently at work on the crime thriller "
The Fields," in which he and Sam Worthington star as detectives investigating several unsolved murders in
Texas. In November, he stars in the remake of the action hit "
Red Dawn," playing a U.S. Special Forces soldier who helps the teenage rebels, known as the Wolverines, fight back against enemy forces that have invaded the
United States. Prior to "Red Dawn," Morgan filmed the suspense thriller "
The Resident," opposite
Hilary Swank, his former co-star from "
P.S. I Love You," in which he played her prospective love interest.
His other upcoming films include
Mikael Hafstrom's period drama "
Shanghai," with
John Cusack, and the murder mystery drama "
All Good Things," in which he stars with
Kirsten Dunst,
Ryan Gosling and
Frank Langella under the direction of
Andrew Jarecki. Morgan's additional film credits include the independent comedy "
Kabluey," with
Lisa Kudrow; the romantic comedy "
The Accidental Husband," opposite
Uma Thurman; and a cameo role in
David Dobkin's holiday comedy "
Fred Claus."
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