A potential sequel to Contagion, the 2011 disaster thriller starring Matt Damon, just got an update from director Steven Soderbergh. Contagion tells the story of healthcare professionals, government officials, and everyday working people who find themselves in chaos as a pandemic ravages the globe while the CDC works to find a cure. Contagion hits a little harder now after the COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed more than seven million people. Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic, fans have been curious whether director Steven Soderbergh would revisit the story that now hits so much closer to home, and during a recent interview with Variety, he spoke about the chances of Contagion getting a sequel, highlighting that it would have to be something “new” but also “plausible”: