In the fall of 2010 , Soderbergh shot the epic virus thriller '' Contagion '' , written by Scott Z. Burns . With a cast including Matt Damon , Kate Winslet , Gwyneth Paltrow , Laurence Fishburne , Marion Cotillard and Jude Law , the film follows the outbreak of a lethal pandemic across the globe and the efforts of doctors and scientists to discover the cause and develop a cure . Soderbergh premiered it at the 68th Venice Film Festival in Venice , Italy on September 3 , 2011 , and released it to the general public six days later to commercial success and widespread critical acclaim . Grossing $ 135.5 million on a $ 60 million budget , Manohla Dargis of '' The New York Times '' called his film a " smart , spooky thriller about a thicket of contemporary plagues — a killer virus , rampaging fear , an unscrupulous blogger — is as ruthlessly effective as the malady at its cool , cool center . " In August 2011 , Soderbergh served as a second unit director on '' The Hunger Games '' and filmed much of the District 11 riot scene . In September and October 2011 , he shot '' Magic Mike '' , a film starring Channing Tatum , about the actor 's experiences working as a male stripper in his youth . Tatum played the title mentor character , while Alex Pettyfer played a character based on Tatum . The film was released on June 29 , 2012 to a strong commercial performance and favorable critical acclaim . Throughout 2012 , Soderbergh had announced his intention to retire from feature filmmaking . He stated that " when you reach the point where you 're saying , ' If I have to get into a van to do another scout , I 'm just going to shoot myself , ' it 's time to let somebody who 's still excited about getting in the van , get in the van . " Soderbergh later said that he would retire from filmmaking and begin to explore painting . A few weeks later , Soderbergh played down his earlier comments , saying a filmmaking " sabbatical " was more accurate . For his then-final feature film , he directed the psychological thriller '' Side Effects '' , which starred Jude Law , Rooney Mara , Channing Tatum and Catherine Zeta-Jones . It was shot in April 2012 and was released on February 8 , 2013 . Screened at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival , A. O. Scott of '' The New York Times '' stated , that Soderbergh " handled it brilliantly , serving notice once again that he is a crackerjack genre technician . " In the end , while promoting '' Side Effects '' in early 2013 , he clarified that he had a five-year plan that saw him transitioning away from making feature films around his fiftieth birthday . Around that time , he gave a much publicized speech at the San Francisco International Film Festival , detailing the obstacles facing filmmakers in the current corporate Hollywood environment
63rd Berlin International Film Festival
63rd Berlin International Film Festival
Steven Soderbergh