"I'm proud of him," the actress said. "The message of redemption is important."
Zoe Saldana reacted positively to news Disney had re-instated James Gunn as director of "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" after firing him for controversial past tweets. The actress has starred in the previous two films in the blockbuster Marvel offshoot and is attached to the third. Saldana plays Gamora, a righteous assassin trained by supervillain Thanos in the action-comedy franchise.
Disney and Marvel announced Gunn had been re-hired to write and direct "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3″ earlier this month.
The "Guardians" cast supported Gunn throughout, including Saldana, Chris Pratt, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, and more, who expressed their support in an open letter asking that he be reinstated as director. Wrestler-turned-actor Dave Bautista went so far as to threaten to quit the franchise if Disney didn't rehire Gunn.