Steven Soderbergh: the CDC, the NFL in the ATL

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Steven Soderbergh is headed back to Traffic territory with Contagion, a hot-topic, multi-character, broad canvass feature starring a blockbuster cast that includes Matt Damon, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, Laurence Fishburne, and Gwyneth Paltrow.

He’s currently shooting in Atlanta and surrounding locales starting with last week’s high profile shoot at the CDC.

Facebook pages, and Twitter streams, You Tube accounts and blogs have been abuzz, including—

• local television station blogs like My Fox Atlanta

• regional blogs like Decatur Metro

• movie gossip sites like On Location Vacations

and

• the AJC’s “The Buzz” offering shooting updates (“the production did a good bit of filming in Chicago before heading to Atlanta, and it’ll be here for a while”), traffic reports (“which snarled traffic in the CDC/Emory area yesterday, continues filming today”), casting info (“CNN’s esteemed Dr. Sanjay Gupta has signed on for a cameo role”), and tidbits for aspiring paparazzi and would-be stalkers, (“Based on what we’re hearing, it sounds like the downtown W hotel might be a good spot to keep your eyes peeled for a star encounter.”)