Soderbergh’s CONTAGION Trailer Infects The Net
Warning - there is a major character death revealed in the trailer for Soderbergh's global Outbreak-esque virus horror/thriller, but Warner Bros clearly don't think it's one by including it.
Today saw the official online Warner Bros release of Steven Soderberghs Contagion trailer, the upcoming action/horror thriller starring Matt Damon (I must add, sporting a new wavy fro) amongst others fighting off a deadly Outbreak-esque disease which is spreading across the world at a rapid speed. Along for the ride are Kate Winslet, Laurence Fishburne, Jude Law, Marion Cotillard, Bryan Cranston and Gwyneth Paltrow. Our very own Phillip Aram wrote an article earlier this week on the power of the trailer and as you can see below, this one doesnt disappoint. Gwyneth Paltrow plays the catalyst of the piece popping it less than 60 seconds in, obviously not a major spoiler here then, with Soderbergh going on to tease us with glimpses of society cracking under the fear of the outbreak, the army getting involved and doctors frantically looking for a cure. It's basically a unglamourised look at a globe disaster virus. Our worst fears of SARS or Bird Flu fully realised. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdzWcrXVtwg Its a pitch perfect trailer that hooks the viewer and gets the heart racing, my only minor niggle is the atrocious accent Jude Law has undertaken which sees the actor taking the British stereotype to its cliched limits, a bullion really, maybe Im overreacting. Mr. Soderbergh, the workaholic director who brought us commercial hits such as Oceans Eleven and also the Oscar nominated Traffic and Erin Brockovich keeps up his prolific spell with what is set to be one of this years best pictures, based on what we here is a top-rate screenplay by Scott Z. Burns (The Informant). It's guaranteed with Soderbergh, right? The movie will contaminate American cinemas September 9th, and us cockneys will be getting Contagion October 21st.