Tom Cruise Out, Angelina Jolie In

Angie just had her two twins like, recently, hell no. Not researching. And now she's close to signing on to play a CIA officer in thriller Edwin A. Salt. - Scary title!

Accused by a defector of being a Russian sleeper spy, Jolie's character "must then elude capture long enough to establish her innocence." The role was originally slated for Tom Cruise, but he dropped out.

After Jolie (whose last action film Wanted grossed $132 million domestically) expressed interest, the studio rewrote the part for a woman.

You say what?! Now that's progress. They REWROTE the role for a chick?! Luvs it!

She is also planning to shoot the drama Atlas Shrugged, based on the popular Ayn Rand novel.