The one storyline that COULD entice Zoe Saldana to return as Gamora for Marvel

Zoe Saldana previously made it clear that she is done playing Gamora for Marvel for now after featuring as the character for nearly a decade.

Gamora was introduced in Guardians of the Galaxy and Saldana would reprise the role for its two sequels, while the character also played a major part in the Infinity Saga within the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3 was considered the end of the arc for that version of the Guardians, with Saldana confirming afterwards she won't play Gamora again.

"I don't think this is the end for the Guardians," she previously told The Hollywood Reporter.

"It is the end for me, for Gamora."

There are currently no plans for Saldana and Marvel currently, but she did previously express regret at not having made a spin-off movie which focused on the relationship between Gamora and her half-sister, Nebula, who were constantly at odds in the MCU.

"I would have loved to have just seen a spinoff based on that sisterhood. It's so complex. It's so controversial," the actress said in a behind-the-scenes vignette for Vol.3.

"It's also so relatable in a sense that, not me by personal experience, but knowing that there are siblings out there that have had troubled lives at home and managed to survive because of their kinship, because of their brotherhood or their sisterhood."

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)

Peter Quill is still recovering from the loss of Gamora. Together with his team, he must defend the universe and one of them on a dangerous mission. If this proves unsuccessful, it could mean the end of 'the Guardians'.

Directed by: James Gunn
Stars: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana and Dave Bautista

Nebula and Gamora

Within the Guardians of the Galaxy and Avengers movies, Nebula starts off as a villain and then gradually becomes a hero, while Gamora regresses as in Vol.3 it is an alternate version of her that features after the original version's death in Endgame.

Should Nebula and Gamora get together for a spin-off, it could focus on the latter trying to bring the former back to her old self.

"It's really fun because Nebula started off as this very sadistic, tortured, angry person and gradually she's just become this completely new being that can let in love and accept love and start to give love, too," Nebula actress Karen Gillan told Fandango before Vol.3 was released.

"I think Gamora has definitely been set back a bit and Nebula can definitely recognize that in her because she's seen it in herself so I think it's about trying to nurture Gamora back to where she knows that she can -- this is so confusing with time travel -- where she would be in her future version."