Angelina Jolie‘s new spy-action-thriller film Salt opened here in the US this weekend but Ange herself was not here to see it in theaters. She made her way to Moscow, Russia to attend the Russian premiere of the film with a few hundred Moscow fans. Here are a few photos of Angelina Jolie, in a [...]
Angelina Jolie‘s new spy-action-thriller film Salt opened here in the US this weekend but Ange herself was not here to see it in theaters. She made her way to Moscow, Russia to attend the Russian premiere of the film with a few hundred Moscow fans. Here are a few photos of Angelina Jolie, in a stunning red dress, on the red carpet of last night’s Russian premiere of Salt:
Clad in a floor-length Versace gown she described as “Russian Red,” Jolie blew kisses to thousands of fans who came to watch her play a suspected Russian double agent in the blockbuster, which opened at No. 2 in the U.S. at $36.5 million (23.5 million pounds). “I think this film is positive for modern Russia,” a broadly smiling Jolie told Reuters television at her first ever premiere in Moscow. Earlier, she took four of her six children to see the gold onion domes and iconic red walls of the Kremlin. “As much as there are bad guys that are Russian, there are also heroes that are Russian in this film,” she said as her diamond stud earrings sparkled in the sunshine of Moscow’s record-setting heatwave. The film, which evokes Cold War suspicions, enjoyed a stroke of luck with its timing, coming shortly after 10 arrested Russian spies in the United States were swapped for four imprisoned Russians suspected of working for the West. Jolie has previously called the connection “bizarre,” but declined to comment on press rumours that she had invited glamorous redhead spy Anna Chapman to Sunday’s premiere … “It really makes me happy that we have returned to the theme of Russian spies in Hollywood films,” 23-year-old architect Alexander said after watching the film. On Sunday evening, the audience erupted into applause when Jolie’s eponymous character, CIA analyst Evelyn Salt, revealed her Russian identity on the big screen. The packed cinema also jubilantly howled when Jolie said “Good evening” in Russian ahead of unveiling the film. But her hours of Russian training, which she described as an “aggressive but soft and seductive” language, will be lost on Russian audiences as it was entirely dubbed for general release. Russian earnings of the film will not be known until it officially opens on July 29. “It just goes to show that Russians are the winners after all. I really thank Angelina for showing that,” film student Sasha, 19, told Reuters after the screening.
Some friends and I saw Salt last night and we all loved it entirely! The film is a lot of fun with a lot of surprises and, of course, Angelina Jolie kickin’ ass all over the place. I’ll have my full review up later but I can tell you right now, I loved it! It’s deffo a film that I heartily recommend.
Now, getting back on topic … while Angelina spent her weekend in Russia, she has already left the country to do Salt promo elsewhere in the world. Angelina and her four eldest children were photographed upon arrival in Narita, Japan this morning (which is actually tomorrow morning local time). After the jump, check out some photos of Angelina and her kiddies making their way thru the Narita Airport in Japan …
You will note that the twins are not with Angelina in these photos … my guess is that they are with their father Brad Pitt here in SoCal (as you may recall, he was spotted filming his new film Moneyball here in LA last week). It’s unclear how much more Salt promo work Angelina‘s got left to do but I’m sure she doesn’t mind doing any of it so long as she has her children with her. Did you see Salt this weekend? Did you love it?
[Photo credit: Splash News, Wireimage; Source]
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