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04Nov2009

Watch: Angelina Jolie in intense 'Salt' trailer

Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 9:19PM | By

Angelina Jolie returns to the big screen in Phillip Noyce's thriller "Salt," and a first trailer for the upcoming film has debuted online. Check it out after the jump; it's quite action-packed!

Jolie stars as Evelyn Salt, a CIA officer who is accused by a defector of being a Russian sleeper spy. Trying to clear her name, Salt embarks on a perilous mission to prove she's loyal to her country.

Also starring is Liev Schreiber, who plays Salt's boss. Chiwetel Ejiofor plays a CIA counter-intelligence officer. Kurt Wimmer wrote the original script, and Brian Helgeland worked on a rewrite.

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Check out Angelina Jolie in first 'Salt' pics

Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at 8:21PM | By

Franck Tabouring

Columbia Pictures' spy thriller "Salt" heads into principal photography this week, and Sony has released a first look at Angelina Jolie in the title role.

In the film directed by Philip Noyce, Jolie stars as Evelyn Salt, a CIA officer who is accused by a defector of being a Russian sleeper spy. Trying to clear her name, Salt embarks on a perilous mission to prove she's loyal to her country.

Also starring are Liev Schreiber, who plays Salt's boss. Chiwetel Ejiofor plays a CIA counter-intelligence officer. Kurt Wimmer wrote the original script, with Brian Helgeland having done a rewrite.

ComingSoon has provided the nice shot you can see below. You can check a second one in full size right here.

Tom Cruise was originally attached to star in the film, but when he dropped out and Jolie joined the project, the lead role had to be rewritten for her.

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Daily news dose: Warner picks up 'Darkness;' Schreiber to star in 'Salt'

Thursday, February 19, 2009 at 6:41PM | By

Franck Tabouring

Here's your daily dose of film news for Feb. 19, 2009:

• Warner Bros. has acquired the North American rights to Martin Campbell's thriller "Edge of Darkness," starring Mel Gibson as a homicide detective who discovers his daughter’s (Bojana Novakovic) secret life after she’s murdered on the steps of his house. (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Liev Schreiber is in talks to star alongside Angelina Jolie in "Salt," a spy thriller directed by Phillip Noyce. According to Variety, the film "centers on Evelyn Salt, a CIA officer who is fingered as a Russian sleeper spy. She eludes capture by superiors who are convinced she is out to assassinate the president."

• Wes Craven is apparently trying to remake "The People Under the Stairs" and "Schocker," according to Arrow in the Head. Apparently, Universal owns the rights to the flicks. "So if we all say yes we can do it. Universal can't go off and make them with somebody else," Craven said.

• Jeffrey Dean Morgan is in talks to star in Sylvain White's comic-book adaptation "The Losers" for Warner Bros. The Hollywood Reporter says the story "follows a special forces team betrayed by their handler and left for dead. The Losers regroup in the interest of revenge and the opportunity to remove their names from a secret CIA death list."