Monday
13Oct2008
Producer Confirms Angelina Jolie for Spy Caper 'Salt'
Monday, October 13, 2008 at 12:11AM
If you're waiting for something official on the spy
movie
Salt, here it is: Producer
Lorenzo di Bonaventura confirmed a couple
things when talking to
MTV. We now know, for example, that
Angelina
Jolie is definitely in. 
“[Jolie] is the first person cast, and she is the most important person to be cast, too. It’s going to be a very exciting film, Phillip Noyce is directing it, and we are going to start in February." He exlaimed, "It’s a big spy movie on a big canvas with a lot of attitude.”
The film centers on an American CIA agent suspected of being a Russian operative with designs on assassinating the president. It's a bit of North by Northwest, don't you think - mistaken identity, national security, and all that? Still, it's an intriguing prospect which became even more noteworthy when reports swirled this summer that Tom Cruise, originally believed to star as Edwin A. Salt (also the film's original title), was out and that Angelina was in, meaning a few changes in the script, at least where the title and personal pronouns were concerned.
Di Bonaventura understands the comparisons to Angelina's spy in Smith, but cautions that the movies are very different. “This film is much more serious and about real jeopardy. How are we going to get out of this? Who is who? And all the great things you love in an intense spy movie. This has it, and a lot more attitude on top of it.” The producer also hints that Salt might be ready by late 2009 or early 2010, and that we'll get more casting announcements in the months ahead.
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