Here’s the first trailer for Salt, an action-thriller from director Phillip Noyce starring Angelina Jolie, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Liev Schreiber. Kurt Wimmer (Equilibrium, Law Abiding Citizen) came up with the story and co-wrote the script with Brian Helgeland (L.A. Confidential, Man on Fire).
Evelyn Salt is a CIA officer who swore an oath to duty, honor, and country. When she is accused by a defector of being a Russian sleeper spy, Salt goes on the run to clear her name and ultimately prove she is a patriot. Using all her skills and years of experience as a covert operative, she must elude capture and protect her husband or the world’s most powerful forces will erase any trace of her existence.
Based on what the trailer gives us, this looks incredibly silly and nonsensical. It’s Minority Report without all the precog stuff that would make an accusation of a future assassination mean anything. You know how she could prove her innocence? Sit tight in protective custody for a day.
I’m sure there’s a twist or two in there to justify all the chase sequences, and I’m putting my money on Jolie actually playing two characters. Someone else is out there who looks just like her or is disguised as her. That’s my bet.
Salt will hit theaters on July 23rd, 2010.
