Steven Soderbergh Working on ‘Philosophical’ Sequel to ‘Contagion’

Contagion” might be nine years old, but Steven Soderbergh’s well-received pandemic thriller became one of 2020’s most-discussed films as the coronavirus pandemic swept throughout the United States.Soderbergh revealed during a recent interview on the Happy Sad Confused podcast that he is developing a “philosophical” sequel to “Contagion” alongside Scott Burns, who served as screenwriter on the 2011 film.

The project appears to be in its early stages and will unlikely be a direct sequel to “Contagion,” but Soderbergh noted that it may touch on similar themes and ideas.“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,” Soderbergh said.

“You’ll kind of look at the two of them as kind of paired, but very different hair colors.

So, Scott and I had been talking about, ‘So, what’s

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