Soderbergh's THE INFORMANT is actually a comedy? Trailer here...

By Matt Holmes / June 25, 2011

Wow, I didn't expect the adaptation of Kurt Eichenwald's nonfiction bestseller about a guy who spilled the beans on a price-fixing scandal at a grain processing conglomerate to actually be a comedy - but that's exactly what Steven Soderbergh has cooked up right here by the looks of this trailer for The Informant, opening in October (Nov U.K.), but everyone expects it to play at the Toronto Film Festival. Mind you, that's the "Ocean's" Steven Soderbergh as referenced by the Warner Bros. marketing team, which immeaditely sours my interest because I'm much more of a fan of the Traffic/Che/The Girlfriend Experience variety of Soderbergh. Speaking of which can any director seriously make as many movies as he; this will technically be his fourth movie in 12 months. A fatter, aging, kind of Russell Crowe in The Insider version of Matt Damon, in his first movie since summer 2007's The Bourne Ultimatum stars as the whistle blower Mark Whitacre, with a very welcomed return to the big screen from Scott Bakula who supports.

Looks kind of Burn After Reading-esque, and any trailer ballsy enough to use The Eurythmics "Would I Lie To You" in it's trailer, deserves at least a mention.