These are the reasons why the sequel to Angelina Jolie's iconic film never happened
In 2010, Phillip Noyce brought to the screens Salt an exciting and innovative production. Although in principle it was planned that the film would star Tom Cruise, something logical considering the success achieved with the saga of Mission Impossible, at the last minute Angelina Jolie took on the leading role, becoming CIA agent Evelyn Salt. Thanks to the impeccable performance of the actress and a very well executed script, the film managed to raise 293 million at the box office, which sparked interest in turning the product into a franchise. Unfortunately, the sequel did not go beyond being an idea impossible to materialize until now.
Salt has everything it needs for a sequel
A sequel would have been perfect
Despite being one of Angelina Jolie's most underrated characters, there is no doubt that the end of Salt left enough loose ends for the development of a sequel. In fact, it is considered to have the basic attributes to have become a franchise.
On the one hand, we have the ease with which it is possible to expand Evelyn Salt's role, at the end of the film the agent manages to escape from CIA custody with the promise of returning to hunt down the rest of the Russian agents. On the other hand, it is left open the possibility that the president is a Russian mole. In this way, the first option would be to see Evelyn undertake the mission of annihilating the KA infiltrators within the North American government.
Unfortunately, the ideas remained in simple conversations. The time that has passed has made hopes of a sequel disappear, and even less so with Jolie as the protagonist, if we take into account the actress' distance from the film industry.
Why is Salt 2 still not coming true?
Definitely, the impact it generated Salt It was quite varied, while some classified it as the female version of the Jason Bourne saga, others consider that its only high grade revolves around Jolie's performance. Still, in the years after its release, the sequel was not only talked about, it also entered development, but failed to gain enough traction.
In 2012, Kurt Wimmer presented the first draft of the second installment, which received a resounding rejection from the actress. In this way, although the project was still standing, Jolie's participation was a questionable matter.
On the other hand, there was the financial part. Indeed, Salt achieved success, however, did not meet expectations from a financial point of viewsince its filming involved a budget of 110 million dollars.
The proposal to bring the story to the small screen
The most interesting proposal never ended up being carried out
Faced with the stagnation of the sequel, In 2016, the news was announced regarding the development of a television series. According to what was expressed in the report, Sony was in charge of the project that would continue the events presented in the films.
Taking into account this, the program would show the return of Evelyn Salt tracking the moles, a concept that has a special relationship with the one posed by The Blacklist (2013), the television show created by Jon Bokenkamp that rubs shoulders with the best series to watch on Netflix today.
In addition to the redundancy of the argument, in recent years, Jolie has dedicated herself to humanitarian workwhile, in the world of cinema, she demonstrates her interest in directing, two aspects that substantially reduce the possibilities of seeing her in a television series.
Analyzing all the factors objectively, maybe Salt be better off without a sequel. Although it has a script written, it is indisputable that the second installment has been trapped in development hell for a long time.
In short, although we talk about what could have been an excellent franchisethe sequel to Salt failed to take off due to several key factors, including Angelina Jolie's rejection, making it unlikely that the actress would choose to reprise the role now that more than a decade has passed.
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