Angelina Jolie To Play Edwin A. Salt Instead of Cruise

I’ve been reporting the ups and downs of the film project known as Edwin A. Salt for a while now.  However, I haven’t reported anything quite as strange as this news.  Apparently, Tom Cruise has exited the project and Angelina Jolie has stepped in - to play Edwin A. Salt himself.

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Philip Noyce Sets His Eye On Captain Blood Remake

First we hear that Philip Noyce wants to bring Jack Ryan back to the big screen.  Then he’s in business with Tom Cruise prepping The 28th Amendment for the big screen.  Next thing we know, he and Cruise are both off of that film and knee deep in Edwin A. Salt.  Now we hear that Noyce may be dropping Salt for a Captain Blood remake.  Sounds like this guy has a little bit of the Quentin Tarantino syndrome.

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Cruise and Noyce Exiting “28th Amendment” for “Edwin A. Salt”?

A while back I reported that Tom Cruise was getting set to play the President and co-star with Denzel Washington in a political thriller called The 28th Amendment that Phillip Noyce (Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger) would be directing.  Well, scratch that.

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Cruise Lining Up To Play President In “28th Amendment”

Tom Cruise is in talks to join the new new Phillip Noyce (Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger, The Bone Collector) action thriller, 28th Amendment.

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