When news broke of actress Zoe Saldana playing legendary singer Nina Simone, the internet went partial crazy. Mostly because a lot of people felt that Zoe was the complete opposite physically of what Nina Simone looked like. Even Jill Scott spoke about it to online mag Hello Beautiful, saying Zoe should wear a ‘prosthetic nose and darker makeup’ to portray Nina. Well The Daily Mail managed to snag a couple of pictures of Zoe made up, in character.
It’s kind of hard to really picture her whole look is…but…I CAN see that there’s a prosthetic nose and teeth. I need to see the end product. I just hope it doesn’t come across as campy, but I’m confident in Hollywood’s makeup ability. Check out a side-by-side of Zoe and Nina and tell us what you think:
Nina Simone’s picture courtesy of NinaSimone.com
So what’s the verdict? A hit or a hit-and-a-miss?
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