Trailer for Angelina Jolie Thriller ‘Salt’

Published by Jeff Leins on: November 4th, 2009

Sony has released the English language trailer for Salt, a spy thriller from director Phillip Noyce and star Angelina Jolie.  This is a deadly combination because of Jolie’s experience with fast-paced action (she actually replaced Tom Cruise when he backed out), and Noyce’s history of fun, charged flicks like the “Harrison Ford as Jack Ryan” films Clear and Present Danger and Patriot Games.

Liev Schreiber and Chiwetel Ejiofor also star.

The script is receiving extremely high marks, including landing at #7 in ScriptShadow’s reader Top 25 list this week.  I’ll hopefully have my thoughts on the script sometime in the next few days, for those that are interested.

As for the trailer, it’s another Bourne-style action movie and that’s not necessarily a bad thing.  I’m liking the brutal, hard-hitting action lately as long as directors can keep the camera still while it’s happening.

Angelina Jolie stars in Columbia Pictures’ Salt, a contemporary espionage thriller. Before becoming a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt (Jolie) swore an oath to duty, honor, and country. She will prove loyal to these when a defector accuses her of being a Russian sleeper spy. Salt goes on the run, using all her skills and years of experience as a covert operative to elude capture, protect her husband, and stay one step ahead of her colleagues at the CIA.

Salt is out stateside July 23, 2010.