With his big-screen attempt at THE MAN FORM U.N.C.L.E. project now appearing dead in the water over at Warner Bros., director Steven Soderbergh has jumped straight back in the movie world to helm THE BITTER PILL.
The acclaimed film maker this year released virus – thriller CONTAGION and has the impressive looking all-star actioner HAYWIRE set for release on the 20th January 2012.THE BITTER PILL will again see Soderbergh team up with U.N.C.L.E. screenwriter Scott Z. Burns on a thriller focusing on the world of psycho-pharmacology.
Soderbergh last week left passion project THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. after struggling with casting when George Clooney had to leave the project and replacement Bradley Cooper passed on the offer to take over. Budget concerns have also been cited as a reason.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
