Zoe Saldaña Would Be on Board for aCrossroadsSequel — Only If Britney Spears Comes Back

Mar. 15, 2025

Sometimes youcango back.

Zoe Saldañawould be happy to return to 2002’sCrossroads. The actress starred in the teen drama withBritney Spearsand Taryn Manning. Saldaña, now 46, and her two costars played former childhood best friends who take a road trip to California after their high school graduation.

She did have some stipulations, however. “But I feel like it would only work if Britney comes back and plays her character again,” theGuardians of the Galaxyactress explained. “And Taryn Manning does as well, and Anson Mount. And that we write realistic sort of scenarios for them. That would be beautiful.”

In the movie, Saldaña played Kit, the most popular girl at school who wants to visit her fiancé at UCLA. Spears, 42, played Lucy, who secretly dreams of becoming a singer. Manning, 45, played Mimi, who becomes pregnant after she is raped, andMount, 51, played Ben, Lucy’s love interest. The movie also featuredSpears’ hit song “I’m Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman,”which became an anthem for a generation of young fans.

While speaking withVariety, Saldaña also reflected on the recent popularity of sequels, explaining, “We’ve been living the last 20 years in the world of sequels. Usually, you thought that sequels were only for action movies or superhero movies, and now, sequels can live in all kinds of genres.”

Zoe Saldaña in 2024.MICHAEL TRAN/AFP via Getty

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Saldaña told the outlet that she only had good memories of filmingCrossroads. “It was so fun, but it was also, like, the first time that I was around a big pop star,” she explained of Spears. “And she was just so sought after, and yet, she was so down to earth and kind and approachable.” TheStar Trekstar also noted that the movie hadfemale-dominated cast, crew and producers, which gave her “a nice little kick.” She remembered, “I was like, ‘Oh, I wanna be like this all the time.' ”

Crossroadswas Spears’ acting debut, andin her 2023 memoirThe Woman in Me, she shared that her “method acting” in the movie was disorienting.

“I think I started method acting — only I didn’t know how to break out of my character. I really became this other person,” she wrote. “Some people do method acting, but they’re usually aware of the fact that they’re doing it. But I didn’t have any separation at all.”

She continued, “I ended up walking differently, carrying myself differently, talking differently. I was someone else for months while I filmedCrossroads. Still to this day, I bet the girls I shot that movie with think, She’s a little … quirky. If they thought that, they were right.”

Spears essentially ended her acting career there, writing in her memoir that she was “relieved.” She did make a handful of cameos on television shows, includingWill & Grace,How I Met Your MotherandJane the Virgin.

The cast ofCrossroadsalso includedKim Cattrall,Dan AykroydandJustin Long.

source: people.com