‘Contagion’ sequel within the works from director Steven Soderbergh

By PTI
LOS ANGELES: Director Steven Soderbergh has revealed that he’s engaged on a “philosophical” sequel to his pandemic thriller, “Contagion”.

The 2011 film, which depicts the outbreak of a lethal and fast-spreading viral illness, obtained renewed recognition this 12 months amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Soderbergh stated screenwriter Scott Z Burns, who wrote the unique, will return for the follow-up.

“I’ve got a project in development that Scott Burns is working with me on, that’s a kind of philosophical sequel to ‘Contagion’, but in a different context “You’ll sort of have a look at the 2 of them as sort of paired, however very totally different hair colors.

So, Scott and I had been speaking about, ‘So, what is the subsequent iteration of a ‘Contagion’-type story?’ We have been engaged on that; we must always in all probability hot-foot it somewhat bit,” Soderbergh stated throughout ‘Happy Sad Confused’ podcast.

In March, the movie’s stars — Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Kate Winslet and Jennifer Ehle — appeared in a sequence of public service movies to unfold consciousness concerning the methods to cope with coronavirus.

Created in partnership with scientists from Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, the movies have been directed by Soderbergh and produced by Burns.

“Contagion” additionally featured Marion Cotillard, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Bryan Cranston, and Sanaa Lathan.