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Salt Gives Jolie a Sexist Makeover

How much did the upcoming action thriller Salt change when Angelina Jolie took the part meant for Tom Cruise? "In the original script, there was a huge sequence where Edwin Salt saves his wife, who's in danger," director Phillip Noyce told EW. "And what we found was when Evelyn Salt saved her husband in the new script, it seemed to castrate his character a little. So we had to change the nature of that relationship." Yes, even gorgeous, imaginary action heroines have husbands who are threatened by their success. Thanks, Hollywood! [EW]