Director says he fears that a followup to the 2011 film, which gained renewed popularity during the pandemic, could be ‘irresponsible’
The director Steven Soderbergh has “terrifying” ideas for a sequel to Contagion, his 2011 film about a global pandemic which enjoyed a resurgence under Covid-19, but feels it would be “irresponsible” to base a movie around them.
“We talk about it and have come up with some terrifying ideas,” Soderbergh said, while describing conversations with pandemic experts. “There would have to be, I think, a plot that doesn’t feel predictable.
