As his fans will attest, Steven Soderbergh is a filmmaking machine. Since his return from “retirement” in 2016, the director immediately resumed his torrid production rate. Starting with 2017’s “Logan Lucky,” Soderbergh has made five films in the last five years, including 2018’s “Unsane” and “Let Them All Talk” for HBO Max last December. On top of that, he also made an experimental TV show for HBO, “Mosaic,” that came out in two forms: a six-episode limited series and a mobile app where viewers interacted with the plot’s trajectory.
Soderbergh’s next film has him teaming up with the writer behind “Mosaic,” Ed Solomon. Formally speaking, it’s less experimental than their last collaboration, but it also plays to Soderbergh’s strengths. “No Sudden Move” is an ensemble crime film with a massive (and massively talented) cast, centered around a heist gone wrong and a team of crooks out to discover how and why it did. Here’s the official synopsis:
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Set in 1955 in Detroit, No Sudden Move centers on a group of small-time criminals who are hired to steal what they think is a simple document. When their plan goes horribly wrong, their search for who hired them – and for what ultimate purpose – weave them through all echelons of the race-torn, rapidly changing city.
Soderbergh regular Don Cheadle and Benecio del Toro lead the film’s ensemble. Joining them are David Harbour, Jon Hamm, Ray Liotta, and Brendan Fraser. Amy Seimetz, Kieran Culkin, Noah Jupe, Julia Fox, and Bill Duke also star. Another Soderbergh regular is also on board for a cameo: Matt Damon.
“No Sudden Move” is the second film in a three-year overall exclusive deal Soderbergh signed with HBO Max in January 2020; last year’s “Let Them All Talk” was the first. Soderbergh has his third movie, “KIMI,” with Zoë Kravitz and Devin Ratray, already shot and in post-production at this point.
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The Soderbergh wheel never stops turning, and “No Sudden Move” looks like it’s right in the director’s wheelhouse. But, how will the film hold up against the “Ocean’s Eleven” movies? Will this period piece be like “King Of The Hill” or closer to “The Good German“? Find out on July 1, when “No Sudden Move” hits HBO Max and or, get tickets to the Tribeca Film Festival where it’ll make its world premiere first in June.
