Get the latest gossip
Screenwriter Scott Z. Burns’ New Podcast Poses The Question: Is AI Itself A ‘Contagion’ Sequel?
In a new podcast series, screenwriter Scott Z. Burns uses AI tools to develop a sequel to 2011 thriller 'Contagion.'
ContagionClaudette Barius/Warner Bros Ever since Covid returned the 2011 film Contagion to the public consciousness (and the streaming charts), the question has circulated in Hollywood: Shouldn’t there be a sequel to Steven Soderbergh ‘s prescient thriller? Screenwriter Scott Z. Burns, who wrote that script and others for Soderbergh, has always found the notion a little suspect and says prior efforts to explore it wound up feeling exploitative of the pandemic. As host, Burns embarks on a public development process of sorts, using generative AI experts to help him assemble a “writers room” composed entirely of bots pitching ideas.
Or read this on Deadline
