Every Avenger's Best Performance OUTSIDE The MCU

20. Zoe Saldana - Star Trek Reboot Series

Whether you like them or not, the rebooted Star Trek films have got themselves some talent behind them.

Playing a rebooted take on a beloved character comes with a lot of pressure. For Zoe Saldana, she had to honour the role left to her previously by Nichelle Nichols, while at the same time carve out a performance of her own to separate herself from the past.

As the (technically) third lead in the film series, Saldana calves a place in the team as the level-headed den mother of the Starship Enterprise - not unlike her character Gamora in Guardians of the Galaxy.

Between Chris Pine's quips and Zachary Quinto's deadpan delivery, Saldana (alongside Karl Urban to be fair) provides the middle-ground that the franchise needs to keep the audience on an even keel throughout the films.

And as far as we can tell on screen, Saldana is the only recurring performer to learn and speak the complicated (and totally real) Klingon language - an impressive achievement for any performer to accomplish.

Given that Saldana has already proven herself to be an action star, here's hoping that after her time in the MCU is complete, she continues with broad and heroic roles like these.