
Once again, our friends at The Playlist have the inside scoop on a
Steven Soderbergh film. Having previously been the go-to site for updated
casting info on the filmmaker's current project,
Knockout,
they now bring first word on what will be his next effort:
Contagion. The ensemble action-thriller, which is reportedly being called a "terrifying" cross between the
Bourne movies and Soderbergh's own
Traffic (with some obvious reference to
Outbreak), involves interweaving stories set on four continents during the outbreak of a deadly virus.
Contagion will star now-regular Soderbergh lead
Matt Damon along with Oscar-caliber thesps Kate Winslet, Jude Law and Marion Cotillard. The script was penned by
Scott Z. Burns, who wrote Soderbergh's
The Informant! and co-wrote
The Bourne Ultimatum. According to
an earlier posting by The Playlist, the idea for
Contagion actually spawned from the scene in
The Informant! when Damon's character rants about germs. It's possible this film will therefore treat the central virus metaphorically, as does Damon's speech. If the film does contain subtext commenting on the travel of information and misinformation, though, it would certainly bring about comparisons to
Babel.
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