Director Steven Soderbergh (R) poses with actors (L-R) Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Laurence Fishburne during a photocall of their film "Contagion" at the 68th Venice Film Festival September 3, 2011. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo

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Steven Soderbergh talks "Contagion" and retirement

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Academy Award-winning director Steven Soderbergh explores how a lethal virus is transmitted from one person to another, until the entire world is affected in "Contagion."