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Angelina Jolie Looks Like… Angelina Jolie in ‘Salt’

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Those two pics above, where Angelina appears to be staring at her own dry, split ends, are from the new Phillip Noyce-directed thriller, ‘Salt’.   These first images from the film come to us today courtesy of USA Today.

In the film, Jolie plays a rogue CIA operative who tries to clear her name after she is accused of being a Russian sleeper agent — perhaps falsely, perhaps not.

“She’s a character you never know,” says Lorenzo di Bonaventura. “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?”

‘Salt’ is currently shooting in Washington and New York.   The film is scheduled for sometime in 2010.

Source: USA Today

Chiwetel Ejiofor to join ‘Salt’

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The man you see above is quite a badass. Â  Just check out ‘Redbelt’, and you’ll see how cool and how mean Chiwetel Ejiofor can be. Â  Ejiofor is now in negotiations to star opposite Angelina Jolie and Liev Schrieber in ‘Salt’ to be directed by Phillip Noyce.

The high-profile project centers on a CIA officer named Salt (Jolie) who is fingered as a Russian sleeper spy set out to assassinate the president. The woman struggles to prove that someone else is the traitor.

Ejiofor will play Peabody, a CIA counterintelligence officer.

Schreiber will be playing Salt’s boss and friend on the CIA’s Russian desk.

Filming begins next month in New York.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Roland Emmerich’s ‘2012’ Gets a Teaser

Are aliens going to land?   Is a meteor gonna hit the earth?   Is McDonald’s gonna bring back the McHero?   These are the questions people have been asking pertaining to the year 2012.   That’s the year the Mayana calendar ends, so there’s gotta be some cataclysmic event scheduled, right?

Roland Emmerich seems to think so.   So much, in fact, that he’s made, yet another, film about events that have global repercussions.   ‘2012’ stars John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Danny Glover, Thandie Newton, and Oliver Platt as survivors wh must band together in order to save mankind.

Moviefone unveiled the teaser for ‘2012’ slated for a July 10th, 2009 release.

Check it out here.

Source: Moviefone

Roland Emmerich plans disaster in ‘2012’

Producer and writer/director Roland Emmerich is well-known for his epic, big-budget films that always make an impact, whether or not the impact is positive or not. With films like Universal Soldier, Stargate, Independence Day and The Patriot all bringing him fair-to good reviews and some hefty box office receipts, Emmerich has also directed some lesser acclaimed films like Godzilla, The Day After Tomorrow and 10,000 BC.

Next up, 2012, a sort of inter-dimensional quasi-futuristic end of the world disaster movie whereas a scientist opens a portal to a parallel universe and meets himself. [Um, wouldn’t this cause a rift in the space-time continuum?] The two versions of himself work together to prevent some apocalyptic event that has been predicted by the ancient Mayans.

Regardless of any reservations you may have about the story, or its minor resemblances to other movies, the film has actually landed some pretty impressive talent that promises to at least offer decent performances. The current cast includes John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Danny Glover, Thandie Newton and Oliver Platt. 2012 will be written, directed and produced by Roland Emmerich.