Steven Soderbergh Sounds Alarm On Mid-Budget Films After ‘Black Bag’ Underperforms: “‘Erin Brockovich’ & ‘Traffic’ Wouldn’t Get Made Today”

Prolific director Steven Soderbergh (“Black Bag”) has made a career making mid-budget and smaller films, but is now sounding the alarm that the future of those kinds of films might be in serious trouble.

The filmmaker recently spoke with The Independent, where he revealed disappointment and a troubling revelation about the box office results for his latest film, “Black Bag,” as the spy thriller, budgeted at a reported $50 million, only was able to muster $37.7 million worldwide.

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