Video: HollywoodChicago.com Discusses Matt Damon’s ‘Contagion’ With CBS Chicago

Printer-friendly versionE-mail page to friendPDF version

CHICAGO – With “Contagion” from director Steven Soderbergh and star Matt Damon continuing to film all around Chicago, HollywoodChicago.com founder and publisher Adam Fendelman discussed the new film on Thursday with CBS Chicago.

“Contagion” is an action/thriller that’s centered on the threat posed by a deadly disease and an international team of doctors contracted by the CDC to deal with the outbreak. The film features a powerhouse cast including Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Marion Cotillard, Laurence Fishburne, Bryan Cranston, Elliott Gould and Chin Han.

Fendelman discussed with CBS Chicago reporter Vince Gerasole the “Contagion” stars who are currently filming in Chicago as well as HollywoodChicago.com’s growth since covering the local filming of “The Dark Knight”. Click the image below to watch the video segment or click here.

HollywoodChicago.com founder Adam Fendelman interviewed by CBS Chicago on “Contagion”.
Image credit: CBS Chicago freeze frame

The HollywoodChicago.com story on the initial Chicago casting call for “Contagion” is here.

By ADAM FENDELMAN Editor-in-Chief/Publisher HollywoodChicago.com adam@hollywoodchicago.com