{
  "id": 16377361,
  "title": "Why Zoe Saldaña Turned Down Her Lioness Role For A Year Before Accepting It",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/why-zoe-saldana-turned-down-her-lioness-role-for-a-year-before",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-24T21:12:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TVLine",
    "slug": "tvline",
    "url": "https://www.tvline.com/2293638/why-zoe-saldana-turned-down-lioness-one-year/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Before starring in Lioness, Zoe Saldaña had serious doubts about taking on the role. Here's what finally persuaded her to say yes to Taylor Sheridan.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}