Angelina Jolie's Spy Movie SALT Getting a TV Adaptation
Remember Salt? The 2010 spy thriller didn't leave much of a cultural impact, and it's probably still best known for having Angelina Jolie star in a lead role that was originally meant for Tom Cruise. But despite the fact that Sony tried unsuccessfully to get a sequel off the ground — twice, in fact — the studio is apparently developing a TV adaptation of the movie and is currently pitching the project at the European Film Market.
Screen Daily has the report, which comes along with a quote from Diego Suarez, the senior vice president of international television production at Sony Pictures Entertainment:
"We want to bring it to Europe in a completely different way."
What exactly that means remains unclear. One interpretation is that they could, for example, partner with a European company like Luc Besson's EuropaCorp to produce this show. Or, Suarez could simply mean that they plan to eventually shoot the show overseas. Either way, it seems strange that they'd choose Salt as a property to sink more money into. The film did well at the box office, pulling in almost $300 million worldwide, but it's been six years since it came out and I haven't heard or read anyone say a single thing about it since it came out, with the exceptions of those couple of blips of reports about a possible sequel.
Obviously, casting is going to play a huge part in this show's potential watchability, along with what network or cable channel it ends up on. But assuming those elements align with your personal tastes, are you interested in watching the further adventures of Eveyln Salt play out on the small screen?
