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Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldaña, stars of the 2024 film "Emilia Pérez," visit WIRED to answer their most searched for questions on Google. Where is Selena Gomez from? Is she friends with her "Only Murders In The Building" co-star Steve Martin? Can Selena Gomez speak Spanish? When did Zoe Saldaña get married? Who does she play in the "Guardians Of The Galaxy" films? What sunglasses does Zoe Saldaña wear? Answers to these questions and many more await on the WIRED Autocomplete Interview of Selena Gomez & Zoe Saldaña.

EMILIA PÉREZ is available now on Netflix, https://www.netflix.com/emiliaperez

Director: Justin Wolfson
Director of Photography: Constantine Economides
Editor: Cory Stevens
Talent: Selena Gomez; Zoe Saldana
Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi
Associate Producer: Brandon White; Paul Gulyas
Production Manager: Peter Brunette
Production Coordinator: Rhyan Lark
Talent Booker: Meredith Judkins
Camera Operator: Jeremy Harris
Sound Mixer: Rebecca O'Neill
Production Assistant: Kalia Simms; JasmineSkyy Forcer
Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin
Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant
Supervising Editor: Doug Larse
Additional Editor: Jason Malizia
Assistant Editor: Billy Ward

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00:00Hi, I'm Zoe Saldana.
00:02Hi, I'm Selena Gomez.
00:03And this is the WIRED auto-complete interview.
00:07We did it!
00:12So we're just so weird at this. It's so funny.
00:19Okay, where is Selena Gomez from?
00:23Oh, Grand Prairie, Texas.
00:26Aww. How far is that from Fort Worth?
00:30About 30 minutes.
00:31Oh, wow.
00:32So that was a big night out if we'd go into the city.
00:35What's the most Texas thing about you?
00:37The most Texas thing about me is my love for fried food, casseroles,
00:41and the way I cannot stop saying y'all no matter how long I've been in there.
00:46It's like embedded in me at this point.
00:48You do? I've never heard you say y'all.
00:50Well...
00:51You're keeping it from us.
00:53I always feel like when it's like, what's up y'all? Like that kind of thing.
00:58But when we're working, I mean, I'm trying to be professional.
01:00Oh my god, professional indeed.
01:02Okay, who does Selena Gomez play in Emilia Perez?
01:06I play Jessie.
01:09She is very fierce.
01:11She deals with a lot of different stuff, but she's, you know, really fun to play.
01:15It was one of the coolest experiences, and I think I learned a lot.
01:19I'm still relatively new, I think, in that space.
01:23It was nice to be around people who made me feel safe and comfortable to try things that I'd never tried before.
01:28Yes, you were very quiet and sitting really quietly there in the corner.
01:32Selena, we're ready for you.
01:34And as soon as she would get on set and Jack would say action,
01:37it was like this other creature would come out and we're like...
01:41It was insane, it was awesome.
01:43Our Selena Gomez and Steve Martin friends.
01:48Yes, I'm friends with Steve and Marty, and both of them have become, you know, inspirations.
01:55Role models in a way.
01:57They're really fun, you guys.
01:59You guys are kind of like the Three Stooges.
02:01It feels like that.
02:03I feel like I'm constantly living in a comedy sketch with them.
02:07It's the best feeling.
02:09Can Selena Gomez speak Spanish?
02:12I wish I was fluent.
02:14Unfortunately, I'm not.
02:17Not yet, you're right. I'm going to say not yet.
02:19Yeah, it was really fun, though, to be able to step back into Spanish for this movie.
02:25I was fluent when I was younger, but I started working at seven and that was mainly English-speaking roles.
02:32So I'm kind of bummed.
02:34So Barney didn't speak Spanish?
02:36No.
02:37Boo, Barney!
02:38I think it was dubbed, though.
02:40It was dubbed, it was dubbed.
02:42Great.
02:43Okay.
02:44When did Zoe Saldana get married?
02:48Oh my God.
02:50When you get to be my age, you tend to forget, you know, years.
02:55But we got married the summer of 2013.
02:59Aww.
03:00We did it outside of the U.S. because I was working on location.
03:03And my family happened to just arrive to spend the summer with us.
03:10And we thought, well, my family's here, we just have to fly your folks.
03:13And it was a very small wedding and it was just so beautiful.
03:16That's so sweet.
03:17Yes.
03:18And I had to ask for the day off because I didn't tell anybody.
03:21And then I realized that I was on the schedule the day that we were going to do it.
03:26Yeah.
03:27And I spoke to the AD and I said, it was the funniest thing.
03:30I was like, I'm so sorry, I know that this is out of the norm, but can I ask for this day off?
03:35The thing is, I'm getting married.
03:39I've never slept.
03:40This man just went, it needs to be done, it needs to be done.
03:45And he did, he pulled it off.
03:46That's really sweet.
03:47So I was really happy about it.
03:48Oh, so he fell down as a singer.
03:50In the shower?
03:51No, in this movie.
03:53Yes, yes, yes.
03:54You know, before Emilia Perez, I was very much about singing in the shower, singing at home.
04:02And then going to this karaoke spot in L.A. called The Brass Monkey.
04:06Have you ever been to The Brass Monkey?
04:07I think so.
04:08It's like off of Wilshire.
04:09And I used to go and, you know, with my friends and stuff, but that was it.
04:13And then I had this curiosity for it, Emilia Perez just like totally blew my mind.
04:18And she raps a little, let me just say it.
04:20A little bit.
04:21It's so good.
04:22You hear that, guys?
04:23I'm a rapper.
04:24That's what it should be.
04:25Oh, this I can always get.
04:26Zoe Saldana's style.
04:27I love that because you have the best style.
04:30Yeah.
04:32Well, my stylist has the best style.
04:33Don't you feel like our stylist?
04:34No, I understand.
04:35Yes, it's a very, it's like, do I take this call?
04:38You just have to show up and like make sure that you don't, you know, use a napkin if
04:41you eat wearing the stuff and you don't like rub it on your stuff.
04:44No, but that makes me happy.
04:46Yeah, that's very sweet.
04:47I like that.
04:48Lately, my style is more mommy style.
04:51It's like it's jeans and whatever top isn't wrinkled.
04:54Love that.
04:55Okay.
04:56Last one.
04:57Zoe Saldana tattoos.
04:59Oh, okay.
05:01I do have a lot, but I got savvy with making them sort of in places where I can easily
05:08hide them with clothes.
05:09However, throughout the years, I'm just becoming just bolder about like, I just want to wear,
05:15I just want to get more tattoos.
05:16I love that.
05:17But I do.
05:18I have a lot.
05:19My grandma used to call me a newspaper.
05:20She goes, you look like a newspaper.
05:21And I'm like, okay.
05:22Because I have like writings all over.
05:23Oh, I like that.
05:24You do?
05:25I have 15.
05:26What?
05:27Yeah.
05:28You have more than me.
05:29Really?
05:30Yes.
05:32Selena Gomez.
05:33Can Selena go, oh my God, drive.
05:36Can Selena Gomez drive?
05:37Yes.
05:38I actually really like to drive.
05:41Are you kidding me?
05:42Sometimes I just get in the car to drive.
05:44That's it.
05:45And all of my friends in LA, it is, you know, mainly driving city.
05:49So yeah, everything is 20 minutes away, which means 45.
05:54Start her music career.
05:56I'd say Barney again.
05:59Because I enjoyed both a lot.
06:02It was really fun to sing and dance.
06:05And that's kind of my background.
06:08So I would say it all started then.
06:10And then when I was about 14, 15, oh, I released one of my songs called Naturally.
06:16And I remember it went number one on the dance charts or club charts.
06:20And I was like, I'm not even old enough to get in the club.
06:23But I was like, thank you.
06:24That was so cool.
06:26Wow.
06:27How did Selena Gomez build Rare Beauty?
06:29Oh, that's a great question.
06:30Oh, I actually love that.
06:32I'm really...
06:33Yes.
06:34So initially, Rare Beauty came to mind when I thought I could maybe step into a space
06:40that I really enjoyed, however, knew nothing about.
06:43And I wanted to create a brand that was easy to use, that was really good products.
06:49And then before that, I kind of really started my Rare Impact Fund.
06:54And through that, we basically worked on the brand for, you know, it's been five years.
07:01It's the gift that keeps giving.
07:03I'm just so grateful I have a great team.
07:07I'm so happy we've raised so much money for mental health resources for across the world.
07:13And I'm really proud.
07:14That's amazing.
07:16And good makeup.
07:17Yeah.
07:18I love it.
07:19Good makeup.
07:20Can Selena Gomez dance?
07:21Wow.
07:22Can she dance?
07:23Yes.
07:24Oh, boy.
07:25I don't know.
07:26It's kind of...
07:27Girl.
07:28Like, Matt, I would say that you're a little sharper.
07:32I can move.
07:33I'll say that.
07:34I know.
07:35I promise you.
07:36That stuff is very intimidating.
07:37You look amazing.
07:38But also, like, you just look super, like, sexy, dancing.
07:39Thanks.
07:40It's very, like...
07:41Do I look like that?
07:42No, not like that.
07:43But you look cool.
07:44You look cool.
07:45I look technical.
07:46I'm like...
07:47No, you get way too serious in this movie.
07:48You'll see why we're arguing.
07:49You are incredible in this.
07:52And I had to just get whiplash for one of my numbers.
07:56Does Selena Gomez have tattoos?
07:59We just discussed this.
08:00Yes.
08:01I have 15.
08:02And I did the same thing you did.
08:03I put them in, you know, strategic places.
08:07And then others are just out there.
08:09My back tattoo is one of my favorites.
08:11It's a rose.
08:12It was done by Bang Bang in New York.
08:14Shout out.
08:15And, yeah.
08:16That's all, folks.
08:17Are you done?
08:18Do you think you're going to get more tattoos?
08:20I don't think I'm getting more right now.
08:23Zoe?
08:24Okay.
08:25All right.
08:26Ta-da-da-da.
08:27Now.
08:28Ooh.
08:29What languages does Zoe Saldana speak?
08:30Sorry.
08:31That's what I'm guessing.
08:32Ah.
08:33Okay.
08:34Spanish, English, and now I've picked up some Italian.
08:38And when we were shooting Emilia, I was able to pick up sometimes 30% of what they were
08:43saying.
08:44And then when they would realize I was picking it up, they would get really, really slangy
08:48so that I couldn't understand.
08:50Isn't that crazy?
08:51That's actually really funny.
08:52Who does Zoe Saldana play in Star Trek?
08:56I feel like I don't know anything about Star Trek, and I feel so bad that we're okay.
09:00It's okay.
09:01It's okay.
09:02It's like you were born like 50 years later.
09:03No.
09:04I play Captain Uhura.
09:06Okay.
09:07And she's a xeno-linguist communicator.
09:10That sounds really important.
09:11That was a lot.
09:12Yeah.
09:13Very important.
09:14Yes.
09:15She speaks alien languages, by the way.
09:16That's cool.
09:17Yeah.
09:19Exactly.
09:20I speak Vulcan.
09:21What sunglasses does Zoe Saldana wear in Lioness?
09:29Oh, wow.
09:30How?
09:31That was, that came up in the search.
09:34You guys want to know that bad?
09:35I believe they were Ray-Ban.
09:36Oh, nice.
09:37Yeah.
09:38The aviators?
09:39Yep.
09:40Love.
09:41Classic.
09:42It's the CIA, you know, sunglasses.
09:43Love that.
09:44What is Selena Gomez's lucky number?
09:51Oh, I think when I was younger, I used to say seven, because it's my birthday, 7-22,
09:58and I was born like a similar time.
10:01So I think it was seven, but I said that when I was young.
10:03I don't know if I have one now.
10:05What is Selena Gomez's favorite movie?
10:07Oh, that's so hard.
10:08Because you have like 10.
10:10It's like I am the same way.
10:11I've said One True Thing.
10:13I've said Almost Famous.
10:15I've said, oh, I mean, I've loved American Hustle, and...
10:19So good.
10:20You said when Harry Met Sally as well.
10:21Oh, yeah.
10:22That was one of them.
10:23Yeah.
10:24There's too many.
10:25I'm sorry, guys.
10:26What is Selena Gomez's...
10:27Selena Gomez's...
10:28Okay.
10:29Selena Gomez's favorite snack?
10:30What's your favorite snack?
10:31Pickles.
10:32Oh, you are such a Texan.
10:33I know.
10:34Fried pickles.
10:35Oh, my God.
10:36To be exact.
10:37Really?
10:38Fried pickles?
10:39Yeah.
10:40Slice.
10:41I never got into the fried pickles, but I can understand.
10:43Yeah.
10:44We can be friends.
10:45Well, spending four months this past summer in Texas, and either you're eating pickles
10:50or you're drinking pickle juice in the heat.
10:52It's true.
10:53And that blew my mind.
10:54The sodium.
10:55Yes.
10:56It's very good.
10:57It blew my mind.
10:58It's such a Texan thing.
10:59What is Selena Gomez's favorite blush shade?
11:01Oh, Joy.
11:03And there's one called Happy as well.
11:05But those two are like a nice pinky nude, and I really enjoy those colors.
11:13Oh, nice.
11:14It's what I use all the time.
11:15Here we go.
11:16Oh, my God.
11:17There's more.
11:18I thought that was it.
11:19How did Zoe Saldana change the world?
11:23By being amazing.
11:27You and my mom seem to think so.
11:30No, that's just bizarre, you guys.
11:33I'm not changing the world.
11:35The world is changing me.
11:36Is Zoe Saldana in Guardians 3?
11:39Yes, but I'm not a guardian anymore.
11:42I'm a ravager.
11:43Oh, what does that mean?
11:44I don't know.
11:45Well, she belongs to like another crew, and they ravage the universe, I guess.
11:52Oh.
11:53I don't know.
11:54I don't know.
11:55Okay.
11:56I love that.
11:57But it was pretty cool.
11:58It was pretty cool playing her.
11:59Okay.
12:00Ooh.
12:01Is Zoe Saldana in a James Bond movie?
12:02No.
12:03I've met a lot of other actresses, like Fandie Winn-Newton, and I've gotten once, once I
12:08got Halle Berry, so maybe that's why people think that, and that's okay, but I've never
12:12been in a James Bond movie.
12:13You would be sick.
12:14You would be sick.
12:15Oh, no, no, no, no.
12:16What are you talking about?
12:17I'm, like, too small, I think.
12:19Are you kidding me?
12:20Like, I'm too, like, little for some reason.
12:22Be a villain in a James Bond movie.
12:23Okay.
12:24Maybe.
12:25I think it came up because you said you wouldn't mind directing one.
12:29Yes.
12:30That's what it is.
12:31Okay.
12:32Would you direct one day?
12:33I would.
12:34I just, I don't know if I'm there yet.
12:36Not yet.
12:37I'm not there yet.
12:38But that would be cool.
12:39Right.
12:40It would be amazing if you have, like, a really good crew and you are, you find a good story
12:45that you wanted to say.
12:46I would love to direct, and I just think it's great when women, you know, step outside of,
12:51you know, the mold that has always been established for them, and I love when women kick ass and
12:57they're, like, in action-driven sort of genres.
13:00I just think it's so bold and awesome.
13:02So maybe, maybe, like, to do, like, a James Bond or a Heat kind of movie.
13:05I would love that.
13:06What?
13:07Oh, so we saw that on your drum line.
13:10Aw!
13:11Yes, it was a movie that…
13:12Yeah.
13:13Oh, I know.
13:14I remember.
13:15What do you mean?
13:16You were, like, an itty-bitty.
13:17Yes.
13:18This, it was so, it was so fun, and I, funny thing about that, I auditioned for that movie
13:21two months after 9-11, and I didn't want to get on a plane.
13:26I was so scared to get on a plane.
13:28So I drove from New York all the way to Atlanta.
13:32To do it is, I booked the movie, and I, and I, and I just drove there, and it was beautiful
13:36because it was, like, the first road trip I had taken across the United States, and
13:40it was amazing, and it was, like, the first time I had Chick-fil-A.
13:42Aw, that's so cute.
13:44It blew my mind.
13:45I was, like, what are these cows on billboards?
13:48Well, that's all the boards.
13:50Thanks for having us.
13:51Have a good night.
13:52Bye.
13:53Go ahead.
13:54Wherever you are in the world.