While it is the last action role Jolie has taken, Salt 2 is in the works. Not only did it become a global hit (taking US$293.5 million). In a time when movie-goers were inundated with male spy flicks like Jason Bourne and James Bond, the female-centric Salt was a breath of fresh air. But when Cruise walked away before production started, Jolie convinced the producers to change the lead character from Edwin to Evelyn, and Cruise's loss is our gain. Tom Cruise was originally attached to star in this action thriller about a spy named Edwin. Like Bullock, Angelina Jolie is more than capable to take on any roles. Here are other ladies who stole the show in roles originally meant for men. “And once we realised that you could change it really easily, it made you realise that there are an awful lot of women’s roles that could be out there if people just started thinking in this way.”īullock isn't the first actress to do a gender switch in major Hollywood films. “Sandy called and said she wanted to do the role that was originally developed for a man to do,” Clooney told reporters at the Toronto International Film Festival, according to Variety. Then Bullock asked Clooney - who's also wearing the producer's hat for this project - to consider switching the lead role's gender. Upon release, In order to rehab her image, she enlists her assistant Claire. Not 'Speed 2.' Never 'Speed 2.' Alison Foreman. In The Boss, Melissa McCarthy plays Michelle Darnell, a tycoon that goes to prison and loses her fortune. The lead role was originally written for Clooney but due to his busy schedule, the screenplay sat around for eight years. The 10 Best Sandra Bullock Movies, from ‘Gravity’ to ‘Miss Congeniality’. For her portrayal of Leigh Anne Tuohy in the biographical drama The Blind Side (2009), Bullock won the Academy Award for Best Actress.
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