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Angelina Jolie is very close to take the title character in Edward A. Salt, a CIA officer who’s accused by a defector of being a Russian sleeper spy and must avoid capture long enough to establish her innocence.

Tom Cruise for a long time played with the project, but that ended recently. The well-regarded script had several male movie stars interested.

Jolie took an interest, setting off the studio’s decision to rewrite it.

Ever since Tomb Raider, Jolie has been the only woman to hold the action genre compared to the exclusive male only domain.  The film Wanted proved it out with $132 million domestically. Jolie is one tough chick.

The title, “Edwin A. Salt,” will definitely have to go. If everything falls into place, the film shapes up as a return from maternity leave for Jolie, who a short time ago gave birth to twins.