In Steven Soderbergh's latest movie, the North Shore and other area sites have big roles in thriller.
Local movie lovers who venture out to Steven Soderbergh’s new movie, Contagion, when it opens Friday are likely to experience a profound and eerie feeling of recognition. Contagion is a mournful and utterly realistic thriller about the devastating outbreak of a global viral epidemic. Starring Matt Damon, Academy Award-winning actresses Kate Winslet, Gwyneth Paltrow and Marion Cotillard, the story shuttles between a series of foreign and U.S. locations. Movies are the most illusory of arts. Even for large-budget Hollywood movies, it is financially untenable to move an army of actors, crew and technicians from city to city. Chicago was the production’s nexus that doubled for Atlanta and Minneapolis. Contagion was largely shot in the city, …
Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh’s star-studded psychological action-thriller is headed to theaters Sept. 9.
After nearly a year of mounting anticipation, Steven Soderbergh’s psychological thriller, Contagion, will be released nationwide in a mere four weeks. The film will screen out of competition at the Venice Film Festival, which begins Aug. 31, before premiering in theaters and IMAX screens Sept. 9. As evidenced in the film’s chilling trailer, Contagion takes the form of a globe-hopping ensemble piece featuring an all-star cast in a variety of locations such as Hong Kong, Abu Dhabi, London and Chicago. Glenview was among the Illinois locations used by Soderbergh’s film crew last November. Village of Glenview trustees approved a permit to film interior scenes of the movie at 2174 Mint Lane, a house that is currently for sale near The Glen. …
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Ken Clinkman
10:17 am on Friday, September 9, 2011
Filming also took place at the company I work for, Tellabs, in Naperville. Our huge atrium stood in for the World Health Organization, with a huge WHO seal hung on the wall. The stars of the movie were here, but we were kept on the sidelines. Ken Clinkman more ›