Highest-Grossing Actor in Cinema History Wants to Direct

Zoe Saldaña told a Locarno Film Festival audience on 10 August 2026, "Give me that camera!" — declaring her ambition to move behind the lens. Saldaña, whose films have earned more than any actor's in history, first signalled the pivot in her April 2026 TIME100 profile. She holds the Special Honorary Pardo at Locarno's 79th edition.