Steven Soderbergh has a distrust of the Internet – which becomes quite evident from Jude Law’s character in Soderbergh’s new film, ‘Contagion.’ And, to be fair, Soderbergh makes some valid points. Last week, he set the record straight with us about Internet speculation surrounding his second unit directing work on ‘The Hunger Games.’ And, as you’ll read below, he also sets the record straight about George Clooney dropping… Continue reading Steven Soderbergh talks 'Contagion,' George Clooney Dropping out of 'The Man from U.N.C.L.E.' and the Lingering Mysteries of 'Oceans 12'

Well, here’s a move we never thought we’d see from Steven Soderbergh. He’s directing second unit on ‘The Hunger Games.’
In quite a surprising move, Steven Soderbergh has joined the currently-shooting The Hunger Games as a second unit director. The news comes via The Playlist, who spotted the following Tweet from the film’s electrician, Chrys Blackstone:
Everybody wants film festival darling Brit Marling after her sci-fi drama debut, Another Earth, garnered praise at Sundance earlier this year. Now Vulture is reporting that the writer-actress is being courted by some of the biggest names in Hollywood, including Steven Soderbergh and Robert Redford. Marling has her pick of several projects and has already said no to one while she sorts out the start date…