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Minority women are taking over primetime television one role at a time….and we aint mad one bit! Zoe Saldana Lands Lead Role In NBC Miniseries “Rosemary’s Baby” Actress Zoe Saldana is joining the likes of Kerry Washington and Gabrielle Union in the land of minority leading ladies after landing the starring female role in an upcoming NBC miniseries titled “Rosemary’s Baby,” which is slated to be an adaptation of the popular 60s novel of the same name. via Deadline Avatar and Star Trek star Zoe Saldana has been tapped as the lead in NBC’s four-hour miniseries Rosemary’s Baby, an adaptation of the 1967 best-selling suspense novel by Ira Levin. The mini centers on Rosemary (Saldana), a young wife and would-be mother who, with her husband, moves into a Paris apartment that has a dark past. After finally getting pregnant, she becomes increasingly suspicious that both her husband and their mysterious neighbors have ulterior motives about the future of her child. Mia Farrow played the role in Roman Polanski’s 1968 feature adaptation. “Zoe has proven that she is one of our most gifted actresses, and we think she has the perfect combination of spirit and gravitas to take on the title role from Ira Levin’s infamous novel,” said NBC’s head of longform Quinn Taylor. Sounds like Ms. Pope has all of these big networks suddenly itching to meet their diversity quotas! Whatever the case, we’ll take it….’bout time talented women of color got some shine on prime-time, riiiiiight? Congrats to Zoe! Continue reading →