How much did the upcoming action thriller Salt change when Angelina Jolie took the part meant for Tom Cruise? “In the original script, there was a huge sequence where Edwin Salt saves his wife, who’s in danger,” director Phillip Noyce told EW . “And what we found was when Evelyn Salt saved her husband in the new script, it seemed to castrate his character a little. So we had to change the nature of that relationship.” Yes, even gorgeous, imaginary action heroines have husbands who are threatened by their success. Thanks, Hollywood! [ EW ]
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