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In case you (like myself) missed it last week, Yahoo! Movies debuted the first trailer for Angelina Jolie’s latest foray into high-octane action terrain, Salt. Directed by Philip Noyce, Salt locks its sights on a CIA officer who finds herself falsely called out as a Russian emissary. Seemingly equipped with a trunkload of wigs, the titular spy goes on the run, and Bourne-like identity crises and shock revelations presumably ensue.

There’s no doubt Jolie has a better nose for dramatic roles than she does her summer tentpoles (well, except for the surprisingly ace Kung Fu Panda — and, if I’m honest, I had a lot of fun with Wanted, too. For that matter, I never got around to Mr and Mrs Smith…), but with Noyce calling shots, perhaps Salt could prove quite the happy marriage of depth and kinetics?

Salt releases August 26th, 2010.