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Salt
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Intro

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• rip off
• sucker
• spy
• double agent

• star power
• high-profile
• chops
• stunts

• on the run
• opted

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If there is a celebrity with more star power than Tom Cruise, it’s Angelina Jolie. Between her high-profile relationship with Brad Pitt, her good looks and her acting chops, she draws huge crowds to whatever movie she makes. So when Tom decided not to star in the new film Salt, the producers got someone even better, Angelina.

It’s pretty impressive that Angelina took over a role originally written for a man in this fast-paced action movie. And it’s even more impressive that she did all her own stunts for the film. Could Tom Cruise do better than that?

Salt is about a CIA agent who may or may not have betrayed her country. But as you’re about to hear, Beren and Marni don’t really care what the movie’s about. They just want to see it because Angie’s in it.

Dialog

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Marni

Beren

Marni:  So Beren, have you seen the new Angelina Jolie movie, Salt?

Beren:  I have not. It looks awesome, though.

Marni:  I agree. And I’m very intrigued by it, because, I don’t know if you know this, but the title role was actually written for Tom Cruise.

Beren:  I actually heard that, yeah. I read that he opted not to do it because he thought it was too close to Mission Impossible. He thought it was a rip-off of his franchise he already had created.

Marni:  Sure. And so yeah, I think it’s interesting that they kinda recreated the role for a female, and so I’m very curious to see it. I know she did all her own stunts in the movie, which I think is really impressive.

Beren:  That is very impressive.

Marni:  Yeah. And I’m a total sucker for the whole spy, are you a double agent, you know, the sort of intrigue of that. So I think it’ll be an interesting film.

Beren:  It looks a little like the Bourne series, like the Jason Bourne movies, where she’s on the run from her own agency ‘cause they think she’s a traitor. I don’t know, I don’t really know what the plot is, but I’ll watch pretty much any Angelina Jolie movie, I think she’s a great actress.

Marni:  I agree, I think she’s a great actress, so let’s make a date to go see it.

Beren:  Alright.

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