Steven Soderbergh Biography (2)

Steven Soderbergh not only works behind the camera as a director but behind the scenes as a producer for a variety of projects. In 2000, Soderbergh and George Clooney formed Section Eight, a film production company based at Warner Bros. After their inaugural production, Ocean's Eleven they executive produced Far From Heaven, written and directed by Todd Haynes. The critically acclaimed homage to 1950's melodrama stars Julianne Moore and Dennis Quaid.

In April, 2004 Soderbergh began production on Ocean's Twelve, which reunites the entire cast of the 2001 hit plus Catherine Zeta-Jones and internationally acclaimed actor Vincent Cassel.

In 2002, Section Eight released three additional films: Confessions of A Dangerous Mind, directed by and starring George Clooney with an ensemble cast including Sam Rockwell, Drew Barrymore and Julia Roberts; Insomnia, directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Al Pacino, Robin Williams and Hilary Swank and Welcome to Collinwood, written and directed by brothers Anthony and Joe Russo. The ensemble comedy's cast included William H. Macy, Isaiah Washington, Luis Guzman, Jennifer Esposito, Sam Rockwell and Clooney.

Section Eight is currently in production on The Jacket, starring Adrien Brody, Keira Knightley and Jennifer Jason Leigh under the direction of John Maybury. Last year, Section Eight and HBO produced the highly rated television docudrama/political reality program K Street starring real-life political consultants James Carville and Mary Matalin. Co-starring were a mix of actors including John Slattery and Mary McCormack as well as real-life politicians.

Soderbergh's other credits as producer include Greg Mottola's The Daytrippers and Gary Ross' Pleasantville. He was executive producer on David Siegel and Scott McGhee's Suture, and Godfrey Reggio's Naqoyqatsi, the final installment of the non-narrative films that make up the Qatsi Trilogy, beginning with Koyaanisqatsi and Powaqqatsi. He is currently executive producing an as-yet-untitled film written and directed by Lodge Kerrigan.

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