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Who else could have played Salt?


Despite the movie having its faults, I thought it was pretty enjoyable mainly due to Angelina's performance, and apparently many critics agree that she was the film's saving grace. (The general consensus for the movie on Rotten Tomatoes is "Angelina Jolie gives it her all in the title role, and her seasoned performance is almost enough to save Salt from its predictable and ludicrous plot.")
Besides Milla Jovovich who has starred in (pretty terrible) action movies such as Ultraviolet, Fifth Element, the three Resident Evil installements and Joan of Arc, or Halle Berry who played Jinx in Die another day and Catwoman, I can't really think of other badass actresses capable of taking on demanding action roles, at least not famous ones that are box office draws.
So do you think any other actress could have pulled it off and if yes then who?

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Helen Mirren?


"Football in the groin, football in the groin"

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Charlize Theron for sure.

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Definitely nailed her role in Mad Max.

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Sandra bullock.

Joke.

Some of the others mentioned would have been fine in it if they had originaly bn chosen. Once you see angelina in it tho..you can't imagine anybody else pulling it off.

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betty white or chuck norris in a blonde wig

"Well, I done seen just about everything, but I ain't never seen your boy, no way, no how!"

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Once you see angelina in it tho..you can't imagine anybody else pulling it off.

Amen to that.

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yeah Sandra could pull of action heroine before but not now. and especially not after that Precious movie.

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Hit Girl.

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Reese Whiterspoon.

Jokes aside, Olga Kurylenko.

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Nicole Kidman


and they wouldn't have needed a wig...

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The role was originally written as a vehicle for Tom Cruise.

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Carrie-Ann Moss.
Perhaps, just perhaps, Hilary Swank would have done better.
But only if the screenplay would have been better....

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Before time began, there was.... the cube.

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eva longoria

LOL

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