Sony pictures is moving forward with salt 2, the sequel to sonys 2010 contemporary espionage thriller with angelina jolie attached to reprise her role as evelyn salt. Too many film sites cater to the same kind of audience, with one overwhelming voice in the writing, but what we treasure at alternate ending is diversity. Dec 01, 2016 the real meaning behind these confusing movie endings by looper staff dec. Kurt wimmer, the writer on salt, has not written a script, but has ideas for how to advance the story of the spy thriller according to l. Salt can easily be declared the american hero because she stopped the assassination of the russian president, killed all the russian bad guys, and prevented nuclear war. For this uhd bluray release, evelyn salt comes out of hiding with an awesomely thrilling dolby atmos soundtrack thatll plunge viewers right into the middle of the action. Feb 25, 2017 the nameless god does this in a desperate attempt to learn how to acquire the one thing he can never have a soul of fire. Nov 19, 2019 the saddest teen movie endings continue to break our hearts. Its like a rebuke to all the lousy action movie directors whove been banging pots and pans together in our skulls. Showing all 2 items uk theatrical version was cut for violence to achieve a 12a rating with edits to the opening torture scene and some blows and chain throttling during fight scenes. Ive only ever seen the movie with rossalind russel and the tv movie with bette midler and would love to hear the. It winds your clock tight and the alarm doesnt go off for 100 minutes.
Agents and spies have always been wellreceived movie heroes, as. But were in for a big surprise, since both versions feature entirely different scenes and endings. Its been a while since weve had anything of substance to report on two impending action movie franchise titles. Salt is a 2010 american action thriller film directed by phillip noyce, written by kurt wimmer. Everything you need to know about salt 2 movie shutdown. Kurt wimmer has reportedly started writing the screenplay and will direct, for angelina jolie to return as evelyn salt, the cia agent who we eventually learn is indeed a russian spy, though theres more to the thriller, which has its share of twists and turns. One of the main holdups has been whether star angelina jolie would return for a second run as evelyn salt. Jun 08, 2011 watch the movie trailer for the espionage thriller salt 2, starring angelina jolie. Former russian spy evelyn salt goes on a renegade manhunt of her fellow russiantrained double agents. Her loyalty will be tested when a defector accuses her of being a russian spy. The nameless god does this in a desperate attempt to learn how to acquire the one thing he can never have a soul of fire. The movieclips channel is the largest collection of licensed movie clips on the web. She is told by her boss that he wants to have zak committed to an institution meant for people with serious problems.
So its not that big a surprise that in salt angelina jolie is in the line of fire and a fugitive as well. After the showdown between winter and salt in the bunker, salt is taken to a hospital where peabody tells her that she is a hero. Otherwise, thank you so much for doing this, it truly does make the contest easier. She was about 200ft above sharp rocks and the movie ends with a still shot of her body ripped apart stuck in the rocks. These cuts persisted into the us theatrical version, although the uk dvd was raised to a 15 due to the inclusion of the extended and directors cut versions which are unrated on the us dvd. At the end of the movie salt, the president is still alive and he knows. The film ended up having two extra versions, the directors cut, and the. There was a new us president after him that was mentioned by the news reporter in the final scene. Nov 23, 2010 the whole package consists of the theatrical version pg, the extended cut and a directors cut, and although it doesnt seem to be all that profitable to release the theatrical version regardless of an existing extended version, the case is an entirely different one with salt. Ive only ever seen the movie with rossalind russel and the tvmovie with bette midler and would love to hear the. Sony will or will not greenlight the sequel based on the worldwide box office success of salt. Salt is based on an original screenplay by american screenwriters kurt wimmer and brian helgeland. The movie spoiler your guide to the latest plot twists. The three different endings of salt 2010 discussion after watching salt again recently, i was surprised to discover that it has three different versions and endings.
The jump up from its dtshd ma predecessor is fairly evident early on as the movie opens with our heroine being interrogated and tortured in some grimy, damp basement. I suppose thats why the agent dude believed her cos she killed her own men, didnt really kill the russian president and also didnt kill the agent when she had. Chronicle 2012 dawn of the dead 2004 twominute warning 1976. With angelina jolie, liev schreiber, chiwetel ejiofor, daniel olbrychski. Out of the blue, a russian spy walks into their offices and. Director phillip noyce has said that due to the extensive usage of flashbacks, there was always going to be a mountain of alternative material that would not fit into the theatrical version.
It draws on the history of lee harvey oswalds assassination of u. Concerned about the safety of her husband, who she cannot contact, she goes on the run. What does the ending of the movie primal fear 1996 mean. In the films opening sequences set two years earlier. Glancing at the running times of both versions, the differences dont seem to be all that numerous one expects the removal of pg censorship which is the case here as well. The philip noyces spy movie salt starring angelina jolie was released on.
Top movies box office, streaming, and dvd warning the ending to these films will be revealed. You see, the god, for all his power, has a soul of salt just like a human. Noyce, in his infinite wisdom, has found a third way between the aggressive hyperkineticism of greengrass and his kin, and the relatively stately action aesthetic that has been dying out by degrees. Without noyce, its hard to imagine that there would be a paul greengrass. The movie ends with salt jumping out of a helicopter to freedom. When the news came in that the russian lot have been found dead, the agent looked at salt as she was being taken away and another officer was saying about an fbi team being there. The game doesnt talk much about those with fire souls the candlelit, even if one appears below the watching woods, but they seem to be immortal. In the home video charts, salt debuted at first in the rentals and third in sales. Salt 2 angelina jolie trailer, poster, plot, cast, news. But, when a defector accuses her of being a russian spy, salts oath is put to the test.
Were talking about the original title, of course, which is the price of salt, not the rerelease title and the title of the film, carol. The alternate endings of 28 famous movies mental floss. Injustice 2 all character endings ending scenes in battle simulator ladder mode. The whole package consists of the theatrical version pg, the extended cut and a directors cut, and although it doesnt seem to be all that profitable to release the theatrical version regardless of an existing extended version, the case is an entirely different one with salt. Jolie plays evelyn salt, who is accused of being a russian sleeper agent and goes on the run to try to clear her name. Eleanor finds the two and begrudgingly joins them on their trip. This film has to have had one of the simplest endings ever to not understand. Greatest movie plot twists, spoilers and surprise endings filmsite. The theatrical version is the only version with an open ending and thus an option for. These cuts persisted into the us theatrical version, although the uk dvd was raised to a 15 due to the inclusion of the. Salt is on the books, and angelina jolie has agreed to reprise her role as evelyn salt, but no release date has been set. And although it tries to throw in some twists and surprises, theyre not very well executed or surprising. Your guide to the latest plot twists and surprise endings, now playing at a theater near you.
I guess the main thinking is that since part of the first movie involved salt being tortured in a north korean prison, and because north korea is all over the news, that means some hollywood dude thinks this is relevant again. Salt has two different endings because of noyces different opinion from the producers and studios. In the report it says the new president, stephens the one throughtout the film is named president howard lewis and he was dead. Salt was an intelligence operative who violated multiple us laws and could have been tried and. She is given the address to salt water rednecks home, only for the three to find that he closed his wrestling school that zak wanted to go to a long time ago.
Apr 20, 2017 kurt wimmer has reportedly started writing the screenplay and will direct, for angelina jolie to return as evelyn salt, the cia agent who we eventually learn is indeed a russian spy, though theres more to the thriller, which has its share of twists and turns. One must at a bare minimum credit salt for being unconventional. This is one of the rare books where the title isnt mentioned in the book aside from the cover page. Salt reveals that there are more moles, and escapes the hospital. Last summers salt once again proved that angelina jolie still makes for as captivating an action movie star as her male counterparts even though the film itself was generally regarded to be a decent but standard spy thriller. Smith, an actor who most recently starred in the iphone choose your own adventure movie alternate endings. In an extremely dark alternate ending, found on the extended cut dvd release, the. Here you will find unforgettable moments, scenes and.
Also, the movie was trimmed and sped up a little, as it is custom to make a later extended version an option. Salt is a 2010 american action thriller film directed by phillip noyce, written by kurt wimmer, and starring angelina jolie, liev schreiber, daniel olbrychski, august diehl, and chiwetel ejiofor. Watching the endings of all fighters unlocks the trophy or achievement sp. Sep 08, 2017 exploring the new adaption of stephen kings it starring bill skarsgard and finn wolfhard stranger things from director andres muschietti mama. Ahhhh, its tough to be the movie that follows inception, but something had to. I like to make my choice based on the song and the video together. Caffeinated clint over at moviehole has the latest word on both these projects and that word is that both have hit. A sequel to last years spy thriller salt is being actively developed but star angelina jolie is not yet officially set to reprise her role as the buttkicking evelyn salt. Today, jolie has effectively said that she will not be a part of the sequel. Jun 20, 2016 secret movie endings that change everything. A cia agent goes on the run after a defector accuses her of being a russian spy. Jul 30, 2010 salt can easily be declared the american hero because she stopped the assassination of the russian president, killed all the russian bad guys, and prevented nuclear war. My only gripe is that some endings dont have the actual ending on youtube. Evelyn salt is a cia agent and highly respected by all, including her boss, ted winter.
In an alternate ending, salt, disguised as a nun, arrives at the building where. Jul 25, 2010 the last thing you see at the end of the movie is angelina jolie evelyn salt is being questioned in the helicopter about why she is an undercover russian spy. It does all the things i cant stand in bad movies, and does them in a good one. The saddest teen movie endings continue to break our hearts. The president of usa witnessed ted as the bad guy and with little thought, it must have been salt that stopped ted from launching the nuclear.
Shes extremely watchable as the female agent who commendably stan. The extended versions, of course, reference the films dvd bluray. From wikipedia director phillip noyce has said that due to the extensive usage of flashbacks, there was always going to be a mountain of alternative material that would not fit into the theatrical version. Endings get hit with this the most, as theyre difficult to pin down and often. The last thing you see at the end of the movie is angelina jolie evelyn salt is being questioned in the helicopter about why she is an undercover russian spy.
The theatrical version has an open ending and thus the possibility of a sequel. As a cia officer, evelyn salt jolie swore an oath to duty, honor and country. Three years after the events of the first film, former russian spy evelyn salt jolie goes on a renegade manhunt of her fellow russian. Ive read that some productions of gypsy has slightly different endings.
After carol leaves her, therese mourns, how would the world come back to life. Salt could have been a pretty good summer popcorn thriller, but director phillip noyce and jolie lend it too much weight without providing any depth. Carrie, our casual movie goer, reminds us all that cinema is in fact supposed to be fun and entertaining and that sometimes, just sometimes, happy endings are good. Salt 2, a sequel to the 2010 secret agent thriller starring angelina jolie, and paramounts reboot of the jack ryan franchise which was originally titled moscow. At the end of the movie salt, the president is still alive.
The continued adventures of doubleagent evelyn salt. When evelyn salt angelina jolie became a cia officer, she swore an oath to duty, honor and country. See the posters, photos, cast, synopsis and official website. So why was salt angelina jolie worried that no one would believe her. Part of me almost wants to find a way to therefore praise the film as an avantgarde explosion of the expected tropes of a. Uk theatrical version was cut for violence to achieve a 12a rating with edits to the opening torture scene and some blows and chain throttling during fight scenes. Kurt wimmer, the screenwriter who wrote the first film, has begun writing the sequel. The bluray release includes three cuts of the film. Most of me cant get around the idea that the film just suffers from a.
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