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James Gunn says 'Matt is still the director' after Steven Soderbergh steps up to help finish 'The Batman Part II' • Oct. 16, 2026, 4:44 PM ET (Los Angeles Times)
‘The Batman Part II’: Steven Soderbergh to Work with Matt Reeves to Complete Filming • Oct. 15, 2026, 7:51 PM ET (The Hollywood Reporter)

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Also Known As Steven Andrew Soderbergh
Born January 14, 1963 (age 63) • Atlanta • Georgia
Awards And Honors Emmy Award (2013) • Academy Award (2001)
Notable Works “And Everything Is Going Fine” • “Behind the Candelabra” • “Black Bag” • “Bubble” • “Che” • “Contagion” • “Erin Brockovich” • “Haywire” • “KIMI” • “Let Them All Talk” • “Logan Lucky” • “Magic Mike” • “Magic Mike’s Last Dance” • “No Sudden Move” • “Ocean’s Eleven” • “Ocean’s Thirteen” • “Ocean’s Twelve” • “Out of Sight” • “Presence” • “Schizopolis” • “Side Effects” • “The Girlfriend Experience” • “The Good German” • “The Informant!” • “The Laundromat” • “The Limey” • “Traffic” • “sex, lies, and videotape”

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Julia Roberts as Erin Brockovich kneels in a narrow water canal, holding a jar and wearing a yellow top and jeans, in a scene from the film Erin Brockovich.
Anna Jacoby-Heron and Matt Damon walk through nearly empty grocery store aisles in a scene from the film Contagion, with Jacoby-Heron wearing a winter coat and face mask.
Matthew McConaughey as Dallas in Magic Mike, shirtless and wearing a black cowboy hat, leather vest, and necklace, stands in front of a gold curtain.
Channing Tatum, in a black coat, stands indoors holding hands with a woman in a wide-brimmed hat and blazer in a scene from Magic Mike's Last Dance.
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Steven Spielberg wearing a tuxedo and bow tie, smiling at the camera on the red carpet at the Cannes International Film Festival.
Steven Spielberg
American film director and producer
Martin Scorsese smiling in a tuxedo and bow tie, holding an Oscar statuette at the Academy Awards, with a gold Oscar statue in the background.
Martin Scorsese
American filmmaker
Mike Nichols, wearing a black tuxedo and bow tie, stands smiling at a podium with a star-shaped award in front of him at the AFI Lifetime Achievement Awards.
Mike Nichols
American director
Sydney Pollack
Sydney Pollack
American director, producer, and actor
Kevin Costner in a light beige suit and white shirt, standing in front of a yellow backdrop at the Yellowstone premiere.
Kevin Costner
American actor and director
Charlton Heston as Taylor faces Kim Hunter as Zira and Roddy McDowall as Cornelius, both in ape makeup and costumes, in a cave setting from Planet of the Apes (1968).
Franklin J. Schaffner
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James L. Brooks
American screenwriter, director, and producer
Woody Allen speaking into a microphone with hands raised beside his face during a press conference, against a red background.
Woody Allen
American director, writer, and actor
Clint Eastwood wearing a light suit and olive shirt with tie, standing outdoors at the Cannes Film Festival.
Clint Eastwood
American actor and director
George Cukor
George Cukor
American film director
Mel Brooks in a tuxedo smiles widely and points at his Emmy Award trophy while posing in front of a blue Emmy Awards backdrop.
Mel Brooks
American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor
Robert Redford as Bill McKay stands at a microphone in a suit and striped tie, with a large campaign poster of himself in the background, in the film The Candidate.
Robert Redford
American actor and director
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Delbert Mann
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Oliver Stone
Oliver Stone
American director, producer, and screenwriter
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George Roy Hill
American director
Ron Howard
Ron Howard
American filmmaker and actor
Warren Beatty wearing a dark jacket, white shirt, and light tie, posing at an event with a dark background, 2006.
Warren Beatty
American actor, director, and producer
Jodie Foster in a blue blazer poses on the red carpet at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival, with event logos visible on the white background behind her.
Jodie Foster
American actress and director
Director Damien Chazelle sits beside a large film camera outdoors during the filming of La La Land, wearing headphones around his neck.
Damien Chazelle
American director and screenwriter
Barry Levinson
Barry Levinson
American director and screenwriter

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