14 DAY TRIAL // Columbia Pictures is already preparing for the release of what it hopes will be next summer’s big action blockbuster, the spy movie “Salt,” starring Angelina Jolie. In doing so, the movie studio has released the first teaser trailer for it, first with Russian dubbing and then for English-speaking markets, without any dubbing whatsoever.
As we also reported on a few occasions before, “Salt” stars Angelina Jolie as Evelyn Salt, a CIA agent who might very well be a Russian spy, a sleeper. The hook of the film, as well as what makes it different from any other production of the type, the movie studio says, is that the viewers never really get a definite answer as to which is which, meaning, they only learn on which side Salt was at the end. The first teaser video, of course, makes things much easier.
The video, which arrived online just hours ago, shows mostly the moment that sets everything else in motion, namely the scene that leads to the conviction that Salt is a Russian sleeper. What follows next is a sequence of action and fight scenes that have Jolie running desperately, putting on a serious fight, causing car crashes and whatever else running spies usually do in this kind of movies. All in all, critics believe the trailer shows clear signs that Jolie is one step closer to solidifying her career as an action hero.
“Salt” is directed by Phillip Noyce (“The Bone Collector” and “Patriot Games”) and produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura (“Transformers” and “G.I. Joe”), and, as the team behind it was saying upon the release of the first photos from the set, it would certainly be unlike anything else we’ve seen so far. Just as a curiosity, the script for the film was penned with Tom Cruise in mind, so, when he backed out of the production, they had to go back and rewrite it altogether in such a way as to be suitable for a woman playing the main part.
“She’s a character you never know. People who think they know the real her may or may not. Those who think they can tell whether she’s in a disguise also may or may not. You’re supposed to be kept guessing. She tells you her agenda, but are you supposed to believe it?” di Bonaventura was saying earlier this year. Below is the first teaser trailer for “Salt” in full and without Russian dubbing. Enjoy.