14 DAY TRIAL // Fans of Angelina Jolie as an action movie hero should be delighted to hear that she’s about to start another project of the type. Even better, she will reprise her role as Russian spy Evelyn Salt in a sequel to last year’s “Salt,” it has emerged.
Though shortly after release, there was a lot of talk of a sequel, it soon became apparent that it wasn’t going to happen, for various reasons.
Deadline has now learned that, despite everything going against it, “Salt 2” is actually in the pipelines and, even better, that Jolie too is on board the project and will reprise her role in the first flick.
“Sony Pictures is moving forward on its much speculated Salt sequel. Kurt Wimmer has begun writing it for Angelina Jolie to reprise her role as Evelyn Salt, the CIA agent who spent the first movie running for her life after being outed as a Russian spy,” Deadline reports.
“The studio smartly left open a window for a possible sequel at the climax of the original, which was directed by Phillip Noyce,” says the same publication.
This means that the ending of the film was an open one and that it was not the last we’ll see of Salt, regardless of how deceiving appearances may have been.
“Now, Universal Pictures tried to draft a sequel of Wanted and it didn’t happen. This is different. Jolie wants to do to do the Salt sequel if it comes together right,” Deadline further says.
The first steps towards making this happen have already been taken.
“I’m told that Wimmer has officially signed on and is working away. The original grossed around $300 million worldwide for Sony Pictures,” the e-zine adds.
While “Salt” may have turned out to be a hit at the box office, fans will remember that critics didn’t appreciate it at all, which was another reason why it was believed a sequel would never get greenlit.
As of now, no further details on the film are available, but rest assured you’ll find out about them the moment they emerge.