Salt is an upcoming American
action thriller film directed by
Phillip Noyce, written by
Kurt Wimmer and
Brian Helgeland, and starring
Angelina Jolie as Evelyn Salt, accused of being a Russian sleeper spy. The official release date is July 23, 2010 by
Columbia Pictures.
Tom Cruise initially secured the lead but the script was rewritten for Jolie.
Plot
Evelyn Salt (Angelina Jolie) is a CIA officer who swore an oath to duty, honor, and country. When she is accused by a
defector of being a Russian
sleeper spy, Salt goes on the run to clear her name and ultimately prove she is a patriot. Using all her skills and years of experience as a covert operative, she must elude capture and protect her husband or the world's most powerful forces will erase any trace of her existence.
