Is Zoe Saldana the next Angelina Jolie?

It's not totally unthinkable, even if it's unlikely that Saldana would ever become as high-profile a tabloid subject as Jolie...

From Entertainment Weekly:

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Zoe Saldana is in negotiations to star as an assassin in Columbiana. Of course, as a reporter in this industry, the first thing that crosses my mind when I think of the word “assassin” is Angelina Jolie. (It’s about as natural as hearing the words “chin dreads” and automatically thinking of Brad Pitt.) And I’m betting I’m not alone.

After all, Jolie’s famously played an assassin in both Wanted and Mr. and Mrs. Smith, and will play a sleeper agent — which is basically an assassin, right? — in the upcoming Salt. So upon hearing this latest piece of casting news, I began to wonder whether Saldana is poised to follow in Jolie’s career footsteps.

It’s not totally unthinkable, even if it’s unlikely that Saldana would ever become as high-profile a tabloid subject as Jolie. Besides the fact that Saldana, like Jolie, has legs for days — and is well on her way to becoming a red carpet star — the two actresses have already boasted similar resumés.

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