Steven Soderbergh continues his quest to be the Jay-Z of independent filmmaking, announcing his retirement in no uncertain terms and then suddenly getting busier than ever—and even doing some nauseating things with Gwyneth Paltrow.

The last couple of weeks have seen near-daily casting reports of all the torsos who will fill out his male stripper drama Magic Mike (a roster that now includes Channing Tatum, Matthew McConaughey, Joe Manganiello, Matthew Bomer, Alex Pettyfer, and William Levy), surprise drop-ins on the set of The Hunger Games, and of course, promotion for the upcoming Haywire and Contagion, an industriousness that would ...... See Complete Article @ AV Club