How’s that for cool?? A female star to replace an actor in an action movie!! You’ve definitely come a long way Angelina Jolie! According to reports, “Edwin A. Salt”, an espionage thriller once set to star Tom Cruise will now be redrafted by screenwriter Kurt Wimmer to suit Angie. The A-list actor had long been rumored to take the project but eventually bowed out because (reportedly) a $20 million salary wasn’t possible. The film will reunite Angelina Jolie with her “Bone Collector” director, Philip Noyce.

The mother of 6 is set to play the title character, a CIA officer who’s accused by a defector of being a Russian sleeper spy and must elude capture long enough to establish her innocence. After Tom bowed out, several actors made a beeline for it, but it when Angelina Jolie took a liking to it, Columbia Pictures decided to rewrite the script for a female lead. Variety writes,

“she is the rare female who is viable in the action genre, which has been almost the exclusive domain of men.”

SO TRUE!! If you remember, Universal marketed “Wanted” mostly on Angie’s shoulders and watched it gross $132 million domestically. If she will really star in “Edwin A. Salt”, she’ll definitely be one of the toughest yet sexy hot mommas around! Go Angie! ^_^