Although we’ve come to expect a new Angelina Jolie movie in theatres almost every summer now, this year she only provides a voice for Kung Fu Panda 2. Otherwise, the biggest female movie star on the planet took a break from being in front of the camera in order to direct her first film, In the Land of Blood and Honey. What’s surprising, however, is that despite all of the projects she has been rumoured to be attached to, she currently has no major roles lined up and ready to start shooting for next year. It makes sense, then, that she might be interested in starring in a sequel to one of her previous hits, and since Jolie turned down Wanted 2 last year, that leaves the next most obvious choice: Salt 2.

According to Deadline, Sony Pictures is indeed in the early stages of putting together a sequel to Salt, and they have just hired original screenwriter Kurt Wimmer to start penning the script. Although they don’t say Jolie is officially signed on as of yet, she supposedly “wants to do the Salt sequel if it comes together right.” There has also been no word on whether Phillip Noyce might return to direct.

In my opinion, Salt was a decent enough action thriller, but there wasn’t anything particularly noteworthy about it outside of Jolie’s performance. There was an element of mystery surrounding her identity, but that was resolved by the end of the film. Is this a sequel anyone really wants to see? What do you think, are you excited about the possibility of Salt 2?