Contagion begins with Beth Emhoff (Gwyneth Paltrow), a woman on her way back from a business trip in Hong Kong. She isn’t feeling too well and opts to point a finger at the usual culprit, jet lag. However, just days later her symptoms intensify, she has a seizure and passes away. This is no common cold or even a freak contraction of the bird flu or contact with anthrax; it’s a new type of virus, one with the capacity to wipe out millions.
Apparently the subject matter of the film didn’t disturb the cast too much because a nice chunk of the gang shook some hands on the red carpet just the other night for Contagion‘s New York City premiere. Of the bunch Shockya had the pleasure of speaking with the promising young actress Anna Jacoby-Heron who plays Matt Damon’s daughter in the film as well as her on screen boyfriend, Brian J. O’Donnell.
Chin Han whose character assists Marion Cotillard’s in her effort to pinpoint the start of the pandemic stopped by to chat as did Elliott Gould who steps in as Ian Sussman, a doctor who joins the effort to find a cure. We also got some time with Dr. Ally Hextall of the CDC, played by Jennifer Ehle, as well as the film’s writer, Scott Z. Burns.
Check out what they had to say about their experience working on the film that’s not only guaranteed to give you the creeps, but compel you to wash your hands obsessively below.
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