Zoe Saldaña Says Her 3 Children Have Never Seen 'Avatar': 'They're Still Too Young'

Mar. 15, 2025

Zoe Saldana.Photo: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic

Zoe Saldañaisn’t one to force her films onsons Cy and Bowie, 8, and Zen, 6.In fact, they are fans ofAvatar, “but they’re not watching it,” the actress told PEOPLE Monday at theAvatar: The Way of Waterpremiere in Hollywood. “They’re still too young.““My kids tend to be very vocal about what is appropriate for them and what is inappropriate, and they have just such gentle hearts,” said Saldaña, who attended the red carpet event with husbandMarco Perego. “But they wanted to walk the red carpet, the blue carpet, and so we told them, ‘No. You can walk a blue carpet with us when you’re old enough to watch the movie.'“Being part ofAvataragain was a joy for Saldaña.The Way of Watermarks the second installment of the fantasy film franchise, which started in 2009, and is expected to continue withAvatar 3, slated for 2024 release.“It felt like the gift that keeps on giving,” Saldaña explained. “We were a part of something so groundbreaking, so trailblazing. It resonated with so many people around the world that it only felt fair to come back again.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up to date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Zoe Saldana, Marco Perego and sons.Michael Tran/FilmMagicFor Saldaña, children are herbest anti-aging secret.Speaking to PEOPLE about her upcoming role in theReese Witherspoon-producedNetflixseriesFrom Scratchin September, the mom of three attributedhaving kids to help keep her youthful.After noting that Saldaña looks nearly the same inFrom Scratchas she did two decades ago in her filmCenter Stage, the actress teased, “It’s like Benjamin Button, I’ll take that as a compliment.““I think having children keeps me out of trouble a lot,” she continued. “I go to bed early. I eat better. I sleep longer sometimes. I’m back to sleeping.““I was having a lot of problems with my sleep. Whereas right before I had them, I was very much of the policy of work hard, play hard,” she said. “And I loved my life like that. But I feel like having children happened at the right time for me because in your mid-thirties to late thirties, early forties, that’s when you go to bed thinking that you’re one thing, and you wake up feeling like something else.““And I started having kids during that time. So that saved me from a lot,” she added.Avatar: The Way of Waterhits theaters Friday.

Zoe Saldañaisn’t one to force her films onsons Cy and Bowie, 8, and Zen, 6.

In fact, they are fans ofAvatar, “but they’re not watching it,” the actress told PEOPLE Monday at theAvatar: The Way of Waterpremiere in Hollywood. “They’re still too young.”

“My kids tend to be very vocal about what is appropriate for them and what is inappropriate, and they have just such gentle hearts,” said Saldaña, who attended the red carpet event with husbandMarco Perego. “But they wanted to walk the red carpet, the blue carpet, and so we told them, ‘No. You can walk a blue carpet with us when you’re old enough to watch the movie.'”

Being part ofAvataragain was a joy for Saldaña.The Way of Watermarks the second installment of the fantasy film franchise, which started in 2009, and is expected to continue withAvatar 3, slated for 2024 release.

“It felt like the gift that keeps on giving,” Saldaña explained. “We were a part of something so groundbreaking, so trailblazing. It resonated with so many people around the world that it only felt fair to come back again.”

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up to date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

Zoe Saldana, Marco Perego and sons.Michael Tran/FilmMagic

For Saldaña, children are herbest anti-aging secret.

Speaking to PEOPLE about her upcoming role in theReese Witherspoon-producedNetflixseriesFrom Scratchin September, the mom of three attributedhaving kids to help keep her youthful.

After noting that Saldaña looks nearly the same inFrom Scratchas she did two decades ago in her filmCenter Stage, the actress teased, “It’s like Benjamin Button, I’ll take that as a compliment.”

“I think having children keeps me out of trouble a lot,” she continued. “I go to bed early. I eat better. I sleep longer sometimes. I’m back to sleeping.”

“I was having a lot of problems with my sleep. Whereas right before I had them, I was very much of the policy of work hard, play hard,” she said. “And I loved my life like that. But I feel like having children happened at the right time for me because in your mid-thirties to late thirties, early forties, that’s when you go to bed thinking that you’re one thing, and you wake up feeling like something else.”

“And I started having kids during that time. So that saved me from a lot,” she added.

Avatar: The Way of Waterhits theaters Friday.

source: people.com