September 03, 2010
February 09, 2010
Cotillard, Winslet catch Soderbergh's 'Contagion' (VAR, DH)
By Nancy Tartaglione
With Matt Damon and Jude Law set for Steven Soderbergh's "Contagion," Marion Cotillard and Kate Winslet are now in talks to join the action-thriller. Variety reports that Participant Media is in talks to co-finance and produce.
Michael Shamberg and Stacey Sher of Double Feature Films are also producing.
"Contagion" is based on a script by Scott Z. Burns and revolves around the threat posed by a deadly disease. The plan is to shoot the multiple-plotline tale later this year.
Deadline.com reports that several studio execs have read the script and posits that the film ought to spark a bidding battle when it is shopped by the producers and Soderbergh's Anonymous Content rep Michael Sugar.
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