She's playing Nina Simone?

One recent controversial casting choice involved Zoe Saldana being casted to play the famous blues singer Nina Simone in an upcoming biopic called,"Nina". People were upset because Saldana, a Latina woman, was casted to play Simone, who is an African American woman. After a preview of the movie was released on March 2, 2016, audiences were appalled to see Saldana covered in makeup that was darker than her skin tone in order to look like Nina Simone. People were confused as to why a black woman wasn't chosen to play the part. Hopefully Saldana will do an amazing job playing Nina Simone, calming down the confusion and discontent regarding her role.