Zoe Saldana has signed on to star in Sabaya, a thriller based on the real-life events that led to the 2015 U.S. Special Forces raid that killed a top ISIS leader.
Reed Morano (The Handmaid’s Tale) will direct based on a script from William Monahan and Saldana will play a female CIA officer who befriends a recently escaped ISIS sex slave known in their dialect as “Sabaya.”
The 15-year-old girl who is not literate works with Saldana’s character to piece together her experiences and the CIA officer discovers that the teenager has pinpointed the nerve center of the Caliphate. This leads to the raid on the young girl’s site of captivity, resulting in the end of the Islamic State.
Saldana stated that she was honored to be part of the story, saying how grateful she was to immortalize the young woman’s story.
It is an honor to be a part of the telling of this story. This young woman’s journey is one for the books, and I am beyond grateful we will get to immortalize it on the silver screen.Zoe Saldana – deadline.com
Zoe Yadira Saldana Nazario is an American actress who is known for her roles in science fiction films like Star Trek and James Cameron’s Avatar.
She played Gamora in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and is the second highest-grossing actress of all-time. Her movies have collectively made over $11 billion worldwide.
