‘Contagion’ screenwriter not surprised about Coronavirus outbreak

nme.com:

"When scientists tell us those things we would do well to listen" The screenwriter of the 2011 movie that depicts the outbreak of a disease has said he’s not surprised that coronavirus – a similar, though less deadly virus – has spread in real life.

Contagion writer Scott Z. Burns attributes his thorough research of pandemics conducted before the making of the Steven Soderbergh–directed film as the reason for this. “The scientists I spoke to, and there were a lot of them, all said that this was a matter of when, not if,” he said.

Burns was speaking to Slate about the rise in viewings of Contagion in the wake of Coronavirus when he was asked about the story “more or less coming true in real time.” “Well, obviously, you know, it’s very