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Zoe Saldaña is one of our best blockbuster actresses — and she's got the receipts to prove it. In the last decade plus, she's played Uhura in the rebooted "Star Trek" films, Neytiri in James Cameron's "Avatar," and Gamora in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. No matter how natural or made-up her character appears, she brings her A-game. (No wonder she was disappointed that her "Avatar" part felt overlooked.)

Her first blockbuster was "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl," which unexpectedly turned one of Disney's most famous theme park rides into a successful movie. Saldaña plays Anamaria, a supporting character and a member of the pirate crew recruited by Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) and Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) on Tortuga. Anamaria introduces herself by slapping Captain Sparrow and yelling that he previously stole her ship, which he amends to "borrowed without permission."

Despite that, Anamaria is the...

Johnny Depp's Jack Sparrow was the main focus of the Pirates of the Caribbean sequels, potentially limiting the franchise's expansion. The series missed opportunities to explore the lore of the Nine Pirate Lords and the comedic duo Pintel and Ragetti through spinoffs. A spinoff exploring the world of Pirates of the Caribbean, including the Fountain of Youth and Tortuga, could have provided more depth and context to the series.

The popularity of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise has long since peaked, but Disney failed to capitalize on its heyday with spinoffs that could have expanded its universe. Pirate movies have historically been box office disasters, as evidenced by both 1995’s Cut-throat Island and 1982’s Pirates. Despite this, The Curse of the Black Pearl became a huge box office hit, and the series soon became one of Hollywood’s hottest franchises. The ensuing sequels weren’t as well-received critically,...

This article makes reference to the sensitive topic of suicide.

Both Breaking Bad and its prequel series Better Call Saul have a high body count. Centered around Walter White's descent from a chemistry teacher to a drug kingpin and the criminal underground of drug cartels, many characters succumb to the deadly side of the drug industry. Many of these lovable characters had painfully sad deaths in the Breaking Bad universe.

Some viewers may have rewatched Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul and reflected on the most tragic deaths in the franchise. Across two shows and a movie, certain characters stood out for leaving viewers in tears as they made their final exit. That said, not everyone who dies in Breaking Bad deserves to be mourned.

Updated on September 6, 2023, by Ajay Aravind: Both Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul are television masterpieces — and although their fandoms are mostly overlapping, some still...

Atlanta — Last Saturday, a crowd of protesters clad in black marched up Peachtree Street in downtown Atlanta. They wrapped t-shirts or balaclavas around their faces, with some stretching tube socks over their shoes, to make it impossible to tell who anyone was. As the protest crossed Ellis Street, the tight block of demonstrators splintered as several masked figures sprinted towards the doors of 191 Peachtree Towers, a gilded skyscraper that houses the offices of the Atlanta Police Foundation, the organization that has poured millions into the promotion and development of an...