Salt is a 2010 American action thriller film directed by Phillip Noyce, written by Kurt Wimmer and Brian Helgeland, and starring Angelina Jolie, Liev Schreiber, and Chiwetel Ejiofor. Jolie plays Evelyn Salt, who is accused of being a KGB sleeper agent, and goes on the run to try to clear her name. While Tom Cruise was initially secured for the lead, the script was ultimately rewritten for Jolie.
Filming took place on location in Washington, DC, New York City and Albany, NY between March and June 2009. Jolie was taken to the hospital after suffering a head injury on set but was released the same day where filming resumed. The film had a panel at the San Diego Comic-Con on July 22 and was released in North America on July 23, 2010; it will be released on August 20, 2010, in the United Kingdom.
Directed by Phillip Noyce
Produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura
Sunil Perkash
Written by Kurt Wimmer
Brian Helgeland
Starring Angelina Jolie
Liev Schreiber
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Music by James Newton Howard
Cinematography Robert Elswit
Editing by Stuart Baird
John Gilroy
Studio Relativity Media
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date(s) July 23, 2010
Running time 100 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $110 million
