Published 19:36 IST, November 30th 2020

Jude Law knew pandemic was "Inevitable" after filming 'Contagion' with experts

Jude Law has recently revealed that the actor knew that the pandemic was inevitable while he was shooting for the movie Contagion with many experts. Read more.

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Contagion is a 2011 released thriller movie starring Matt Damon, Marion Cotillard, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, Gwyneth Paltrow, Laurence Fishburne and Bryan Cranston. movie caught everyone’s attention this year as its plot heavily resemblance ongoing coronavirus pandemic. w, Law revealed that he knew about virus while shooting for Contagion.

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Jude Law knew that "pandemic was inevitable"

In a recent interview with GQ, actor Jude Law explained how shooting Contagion prepared him for COVID-19. He said that re was “absolutely sense” that this was going to happen. He mentioned that great scientist on set with m who h worked with writer Scott Z. Burns and director Steven Soderbergh were very learned and experienced individuals who knew what to expect. actor stated that experts told m that pandemic was going to happen, and it was "a case of when rar than if".

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Contagion gets many real events of coronavirus right, like people being in quarantine, countries in lockdown, spre of virus through air and touch, its origin from a bat and more. Jude Law said that way experts described it, which is exactly as it has happened, just me sense to him. He mentioned that what scares him is that one learns in a set like that because y are being vised by experts, but it does t necessarily sit. actor mentioned that when 2020 started, and everyone heard about what was initially happening in China, what fast became apparent around world, it rang alarm bells. He ted that unfortunately, he was t hugely surprised by it.

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Contagion plot revolves around spre of a virus transmitted by respiratory droplets and fomites, efforts by public health officials and medical researches to identity and cure disease and  loss of social order in a pandemic. Me on a budget of around $60 million, it me around $136 million at worldwide box office. Contagion cast also includes Jennifer Ehle, Elliott Gould, Chin Han, John Hawkes, Josie Ho, Sanaa Lathan, Demetri Martin, Armi Rohde, Enrico Colantoni, Larry Clarke, Monique Gabriela Curnen and ors. movie regained popularity this year because of global pandemic.

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19:36 IST, November 30th 2020