Steven Soderbergh has been his ever-prolific self of late, with his limited series “Full Circle” premiering on Max last week and dropping yet another series, “Command Z,” exclusively on his website over the weekend. And NYC moviegoers lucky enough to be in the loop caught “Command Z” at a secret screening at the Metrograph last weekend, too, with Soderbergh in attendance for a Q&A.

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Yes, Steven Soderbergh is an Oscar-winning filmmaker with classic films like “Traffic,” “Erin Brockovich,” “sex, lies & videotape,” and the ‘Ocean’s’ franchise. However, he’s also one of the smartest minds in the film industry, and one of the more generous creators around. And he shows exactly why that’s not hyperbole in a new interview with Deadline.

Over the course of the lengthy (but great) interview, Soderbergh hits all the hot-button issues of the day, while also sharing some really fun stories.

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As much as we evidently love you, our glorious readers (why else would we toil so hard over such a breathtaking array of year-end features, for one thing), there is perhaps a group of people we love even more. And that is our contributors, who throughout the year give The Playlist its inimitable, sometimes cacophonous but always lively voice, and who help us to deliver the goods to you every day in the manner of a vigilant cat laying the eviscerated mouse of the day’s hot movie topics at your feet.

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Steven Soderbergh is a filmmaker known for taking risks with his projects. Rather than cash big checks working for the massive studios making tentpole films, Soderbergh has always been the guy who changes it up almost each time out. Sometimes that means taking brief “retirement” periods between films to focus on other media, like TV series (“The Knick”) or app hybrids (“Mosaic”). In 2017, Soderbergh came out of “retirement” to direct “Logan Lucky,” which is a sort of backwoods “Ocean’s Eleven.” And well, it didn’t do so hot.

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We’re right on top of things calendar-wise, right?…

A little late to the party, but, it’s become a recurrent trend every summer for journalists to look back at the movies that were released and, well, complain. The gist of some articles would be “don’t you remember the days when they used to release great movies in the summer”? 1982 and/or 1984 are usually mentioned and, in all honesty, those were pretty great years.

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Spending on the Top10 films this wknd tumbled down to a pathetic $45M. Worst wknd #boxoffice in 16 yrs! Since period right after 9/11.

— Gitesh Pandya (@GiteshPandya) August 27, 2017

With $65M total for all films in release, Hollywood suffered its worst domestic weekend of 2017, in fact, its lowest grossing in many years.

— Exhibitor Relations Co. (@ERCboxoffice) August 27, 2017

OK, this sums it up well: it was a really shitty weekend at the movies and as noted by the above box office gurus, the entire top 10 combined only accounted for $65 million (a steep 45% drop from last weekend).

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All summer, studios have been complaining about Rotten Tomatoes having too much of an influence on moviegoers. Well, this weekend proved that people will see what they want to see, regardless of what critics say.

Mostly negative notices didn’t stop the charm offensive from Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson, who teamed up to take “The Hitman’s Bodyguard” to $21.6 million. Sure, it’s not “Deadpool” numbers, but it’s a good showing for the R-rated movie, that’s budgeted at $29 million.

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The summer movie season is entering the final lap, but before the flag drops, there’s one more very attractive option on the track: Steven Soderbergh‘s “Logan Lucky.” The director’s heist comedy brings with it a star-studded cast and a whole lot of fun, and today we have posters from the movie, signed by Soderbergh himself, for some lucky readers.

Starring Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Seth MacFarlane, Riley Keough, Katie Holmes, Katherine Waterson, Dwight Yoakam, Sebastian Stan, Brian Gleeson, Jack Quaid, Hilary Swank and Daniel Craig, the film follows hapless brothers Jimmy and Clyde Logan, who set out to execute an elaborate robbery during the legendary Coca-Cola 600 race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, so they can reverse a family curse.

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Musician and composer David Holmes doesn’t do a lot of soundtracks, but when Steven Soderbergh rings up, he takes the call. The “Ocean’s Eleven” trilogy, “Haywire,” and “Out Of Sight” have all carried Holmes’ distinct sound, and this month’s heist comedy “Logan Lucky” finds the duo back together. And today, we have an exclusive cut from the soundtrack.

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Steven Soderbergh, at this moment, is probably multitasking between half a dozen different projects. The prolific filmmaker doesn’t have any need for a fidget spinner, because if he ever feels antsy, he likely just starts working on something new. Later this month, his wildly entertaining “Logan Lucky” will hit cinemas, but of course, he’s got even more projects cooking.

GQ reveals that his recently announced, iPhone shot “Unsane” starring Claire Foy and Juno Temple is a horror movie.

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In case you haven’t been paying much attention, the summer 2017 season has been a rather strong one. Sure, we still had to content with the poorly conceived sequel here and there, but despite “The Emoji Movie” dealing such a ridiculous blow to a slate that, up until this point, had been impressive, ultimately, there were more than enough quality films to find. From “Spider-Man: Homecoming” to “A Ghost Story” to “Wonder Woman,” “War for the Planet of the Apes,” “Baby Driver” and “Dunkirk,” the summer has been one to clamor to the theaters for.

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You never really know when something’s going to cause a big stir on the interwebs, especially inside baseball jobs. Today, THR wrote a piece questioning the authenticity of the screenwriter Rebecca Blunt, credited as writing filmmaker Steven Soderbergh’s upcoming hillbilly heist movie “Logan Lucky” starring Channing Tatum, Riley Keough, Adam Driver and, as the final credits say, “introducing Daniel Craig” among many others.

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Since coming out of a brief retirement from filmmaking following the release of his Liberace biopic for HBO “Behind the Candelabra,” Steven Soderbergh has been awfully busy. Amongst his many projects, he shot, edited, and directed two entire seasons of Cinemax‘s overlooked medical drama “The Knick,” directed an off-Broadway play called “The Library,” edited and shot male stripper sequel “Magic Mike XXL,” and released a series of weird fan edits of famous films, including “Heaven’s Gate” and “2001: A Space Odyssey,” plus “Psychos,” a mirrored mash-up of both Alfred Hitchcock‘s original film and Gus Van Sant‘s remake.

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While there are a lot of people invested in whether or not Daniel Craig returns to play James Bond, I’d frankly rather see him continue to go out on a limb like he does in Steven Soderbergh‘s “Logan Lucky.” With bleached hair, a Southern accent, and playing a character named Joe Bang, the movie couldn’t be further from the very serious world of 007, and if this clip is anything to by, “Logan Lucky” is going to be a hoot to watch.

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There’s a lot of excitement this week about Edgar Wright‘s “Baby Driver,” not only because it’s a pure blast of popcorn entertainment, but because it’s the rare original film in a season of franchises. And before the summer is out, another movie is coming from an auteur director working with a great cast, and promising to deliver a wild ride: Steven Soderbergh‘s “Logan Lucky.”

Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Seth MacFarlane, Riley Keough, Katie Holmes, Katherine Waterson, Dwight Yoakam, Sebastian Stan, Brian Gleeson, Jack Quaid, Hilary Swank, and Daniel Craig star in the heist flick, that centers around two brothers who attempt to pull off a robbery during the Coca-Cola 600 race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

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Steven Soderbergh comes out of retirement and returns to the heist-film genre with the debut trailer for “Logan Lucky.” The film stars Channing Tatum and Adam Driver as the Logan Brothers who attempt an elaborate NASCAR robbery.

“It’s an anti-glam version of an ‘Ocean’’s movie,” Soderbergh said about screenwriter Rebecca Blunt’s script, “Nobody dresses nice. Nobody has nice stuff.

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While Steven Soderbergh is notoriously indecisive when it comes to the type of filmmaker he would like to be — causing him to move suddenly and irregularly between blockbuster, independent, and micro-budget projects — the one consistent throughout his career has been his knack for films about criminals. From the “Ocean’s 11” franchise to his underseen adaptation of Elmore Leonard‘s “Out of Sight,” Soderbergh is arguably at his best when making films about people who find themselves on the wrong side of the law.

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We’re less than a month away from the summer movie season, although you would likely think otherwise if you’ve been to a theater near you lately. With hot titles like “Logan,” “Ghost In The Shell,” “Beauty And The Beast,” “Power Rangers,” “Life,” “Kong: Skull Island,” “The Lego Batman Movie” and, err, “CHIPS” all playing in cinemas near you, it can be hard to differentiate between the sizzling summer selections and the ones that now play at seemingly any point in time of the year, no matter the season.

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It feels like spring is the best time to be a cinema lover: the Oscars and all the attendant politicking and campaigning are in the rear-view mirror and the noisy blockbuster summer has not yet kicked into gear. In this mood of thankfulness, our thoughts tend to turn to Cannes aka Cinephile Christmas in May, as we start to wonder which of our Most Anticipated 2017 titles might show up on the Croisette. So while it’s still a way off, seeing as anticipation is almost as enjoyable as the festival itself, we’re bringing you this early list of the films we hope most will make it into the selection this year.

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Steven Soderbergh is one of those directors who can pretty much work with anyone he wants, so when it came time to cast up his “return to filmmaking” with “Logan Lucky,” he was spoiled rotten.

READ MORE: Hilary Swank Joins The Gang In Steven Soderbergh’s ‘Logan Lucky’

Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Riley Keough, Hilary Swank, Seth MacFarlane, Katie Holmes, Daniel Craig, Katherine Waterston, Dwight Yoakam, Sebastian Stan, David Denman, Macon Blair, Jack Quaid, and Brian Gleeson, star in the movie that will follow brothers Jimmy and Clyde Logan, who try to reverse a family curse.

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There’s now less than a month until Christmas, and after a start last week with our look at the Best Posters and Best Trailers of the year, this week commences in earnest our annual smorgasbord of movie love that is our annual Playlist year-end features marathon. We’ll be looking at the best and worst of films, performances, sequences, cinematography, soundtracks and more across the next few weeks, which will serve as a reminder that 2016 was a pretty strong year at the movies.

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Go big or go home. That’s apparently the message for Steven Soderbergh’s “Logan Lucky,” his return to feature filmmaking. While the project features an all-star cast including Channing Tatum, Daniel Craig, Riley Keough, Adam Driver, Katherine Heigl, Seth MacFarlane, and the recently added Hilary Swank, there’s one more player coming on board. Sources close to the project have revealed to the Playlist that rising star Katherine Waterston has joined the ensemble of the picture.

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It’s been pretty quiet lately for two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank. The actress hit a streak of unfortunate movies a few years back —namely,”Amelia,” “Conviction,” “The Resident,” “New Year’s Eve” and “Mary and Martha“— which either didn’t connect with critics or audiences or both. When she did find great material, like Tommy Lee Jones‘ western “The Homesman,” that film was criminally overlooked.

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While Steven Soderbergh tends to count A-list types like George Clooney, Matt Damon and Channing Tatum among his roster of regular players, he’s also known for making more leftfield choices from time to time. But if you had told us that the former star of “Grey’s Anatomy” would feature in a Soderbergh joint, we would have never believed you. But that’s happening.

READ MORE: Retrospective: The Films Of Steven Soderbergh

Daniel Craig and Katherine Heigl are finalizing deals to join an oddball ensemble involving Tatum, Riley Keough, Adam Driver and Seth MacFarlane for “Logan Lucky.” The film will revolve around a pair of brothers who attempt to pull off a heist at a NASCAR race, and Soderbergh is going to include some authentic grit for his movie, with pre-production starting this weekend at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coca-Cola 600.

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When it comes to Terry Gilliam‘s “The Man Who Killed Don Quixote,” we’ve long learned never to get our hopes up. Despite constant announcements, promises, hopes, and dreams, Terry Gilliam‘s forever cursed, continually delayed dream project has failed to get made over the years for a variety of reasons. But give the man credit — his Sisyphean struggle to see the project through has been admirable, and it looks like (with all caveats in place) it could be finally happening.

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