Edwin A. Salt

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Angelina Jolie Replaces Tom Cruise in “Edwin A. Salt”

Angelina Jolie will be replacing Tom Cruise in the Columbia Pictures espionage thriller Edwin A. Salt.

Variety says Angie is “the rare female who is viable in an action genre that has been almost the exclusive domain of men.” No doubt!!!

Jolie would play the title character, a CIA officer who’s accused by a defector of being a Russian sleeper spy and must elude capture long enough to establish her innocence. Edwin A. Salt will be rewritten by the movie studios and will undergo a title change, obviously.

Tom had long been rumored to take the project but eventually bowed out because (reportedly) a $20 million salary wasn’t possible. The film will reunite Angie will her Bone Collector director, Philip Noyce.

Wow, who saw this one coming!? More spy chick Angie! Woo!!!!!

Source: Just Jared

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Jolie subs for Cruise in "Salt" thriller

"Edwin A. Salt" is getting a sex change.

New mom Angelina Jolie, coming off the hit movie "Wanted," is in negotiations to replace Tom Cruise in the Columbia spy thriller.

Screenwriter Kurt Wimmer will redraft the screenplay, about a CIA officer who must prove she is not a Russian sleeper spy out to assassinate the president, to suit Jolie. Phillip Noyce remains attached to "Salt" as director.

The project has a long history, with directors coming and going, though Cruise has long been tethered to it.

Jolie also is attached to star in "Atlas Shrugged," an adaptation of the Ayn Rand novel. She intends to do both, though in what order remains unclear.

"Wanted," in which Jolie plays an assassin, has earned about $250 million at the worldwide box office. Cruise, in theaters last year with the bomb "Lions for Lambs," has a supporting role in the comedy "Tropic Thunder," which opens Wednesday.

Source: Yahoo