Movies
Jolie to star in real-life spy thriller
Published Wednesday, Dec 5 2007, 15:33 GMT | By Alex Fletcher
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Jolie will play the intelligence operative, who recently sold her story to Paramount.
Austin has worked for the UN Security Council in Africa, Europe, Asia and Central America during her career.
According to Variety, the film will be based around an illegal arms dealer, who was inspired by the Russian criminal Victor Bout.
The film has been described as "similar in spirit" to the Matt Damon Bourne trilogy.
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