Accoording to Variety, Jude Law and Matt Damon are set for Steven Soderbergh's action-thriller, "Contagion". Kate Winslet and Marion Cotillard are also in talks to become a part of the production.
"Contagion" is based on a script by Scott Z. Burns, and focuses on mulitiple plotlines, similar to Soderbergh's "Traffic." The main story revolves around a threat posed by a deady disease, with the story being told in four different continents.
Soderbergh is allegedly hoping to shoot "Contagion" in the fall of 2010, delaying production of the Michael Douglas and Matt Damon-led "Liberace" to early 2011.
Jude Law was most recently played Broadway in the Donmar Warehouse's production of Hamlet last fall. This production marked Jude Law's return to Broadway for the first time since 1995 when he made his Tony Award-nominated debut in Jean Cocteau's Indiscretions (Les Parents Terribles). Other theatre credits include Les Parents Terribles (National Theatre), Dr. Faustus, 'Tis Pity She's a Whore (Young Vic) and Death of a Salesman (West Yorkshire Playhouse). Past films include The Talented Mr Ripley (BAFTA Film Award), Wilde (Evening Standard British Film Award), Cold Mountain, Road to Perdition, Closer, Alfie, The Aviator and Sleuth, among others.
