Steven Soderbergh working on ‘philosophical sequel’ to pandemic film Contagion

Steven Soderbergh (Ian West/PA)

Director Steven Soderbergh has said he is working on “a kind of philosophical sequel” to his pandemic thriller Contagion, which has found new popularity amid the coronavirus outbreak.

The filmmaker said the “next iteration” of the story, which originally starred Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow and Kate Winslet, will be set in a “new context”.