Angelina Jolie To Replace Tom Cruise In New Spy Thriller
Angelina Jolie just had twins - but that doesn’t keep her out of the movie business for long. She is being asked to take over for the lead part in the new Columbia spy thriller. Originally they were looking at Tom Cruise for the part - but it looks as if they are taking the movie in a whole new direction.
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 title also will change.
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.