Zoe Saldana’s Nina Simone poster criticized for blackface image

A biopic about singer Nina Simone starring Zoe Saldana will finally be released in April, two years after it was first screened at the Cannes Film Festival.

But an official poster shared on Tuesday has opened up fresh criticism, including accusations of “blackface”, Newsweek reported. 

The poster for Nina , published by Entertainment Weekly on Tuesday, received a lukewarm reception on Twitter as critics claimed Saldana’s skin color had been manipulated to look darker.

A biopic about singer Nina Simone starring Zoe Saldana will finally be released in April, two years after it was first screened at the Cannes Film Festival.

But an official poster shared on Tuesday has opened up fresh criticism, including accusations of “blackface.”

The poster for Nina , published by Entertainment Weekly on Tuesday, received a lukewarm reception on Twitter as critics claimed Saldana’s skin color had been manipulated to look darker.