WB Houses CONTAGION. Matt Damon And Ben Affleck Reunite.. To Produce

The following are 2 WB-related info so I figured let’s kill 2 birds with one stone. According to Deadline Hollywood, WB has picked up Steven Soderbergh‘s thriller CONTAGION, with Participant Media co-financing and a $60 Million budget..

Written by The Informant! and The Bourne Ultimatum scribe Scott Z Burns, CONTAGION stars Gwyneth Paltrow, Soderbergh’s go-to guy Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Jude Law and Marion Cotillard.
No details yet but it’s a “terrifying” action thriller about an outbreak of a deadly virus and the story takes place over four continents.
The Playlist reported that Laurence Fishburne is also in talks to play a “major role” in CONTAGION.

On another note, Vulture said Ben Affleck and Matt Damon will collaborate again, but not to write another Oscar worthy screenplay, but to form their production company, they are currently negotiating to have a first-look deal at Warner Bros.
If you ask me, Affleck needs this more than Damon whose career obviously shines brighter than Affleck’s ever since they won Screenwriting Oscar for Good Will Hunting. but Affleck has found his calling in directing and it’s served him well.