Soderbergh Ep. 23: Haywire (2011) with Ryan Torgeson

Get your silly little trunks on, listener: we're headed to the octagon this week to talk HAYWIRE, Soderbergh's much-delayed 2011 (anti-?) spy thriller starring MMA fighter Gina Carano. And joining us is our friend, podcaster and musician Ryan Torgeson (@molecularlioneI)! We talk mid-2010s action cinema, mixed martial arts, Soderbergh's decision to alter Carano's voice in post, Carano's decision to blow her career up by being a hateful moron, special consultant and Duvdevan Unit war criminal Aaron Cohen, and more. Further Reading: "Steven Soderbergh, an MMA Fighter, and Five Stars Walk Into a Spy Movie" by Adam Nayman "Gina Carano took her fighting to a new level for 'Haywire'" by Nicole Sperling "Steven Soderbergh on 'Haywire,' 'Magic Mike' and Why He's Given Up on 'Serious Movies'" by Nigel M. Smith "Haywire's Body Talk" by Kiva Reardon "Covert Affairs: Why 'Haywire' is the Most Sneakily Political Movie of the Year" by Matt Singer "The Vulture Transcript: Steven Soderbergh on Haywire, Pranking Matt Damon, and His Looming Sabbatical" by Jennifer Vineyard "'Haywire' Star Gina Carano Addresses Voice Alteration Controversy" by Lauren Schutte "Disgraced actor Gina Carano denies ruining her own career with anti-trans jokes and Nazi comments" by Jake McKee Further Viewing: THE IPCRESS FILE (Furie, 1965) FUNERAL IN BERLIN (Hamilton, 1966) THE EXPENDABLES (Stallone, 2010) THE RAID (Evans, 2011) Scott Adkins movies Follow Ryan: https://x.com/molecularlioneI Follow Pod Casty For Me: https://www.podcastyforme.com/ https://twitter.com/podcastyforme https://www.instagram.com/podcastyforme/ https://www.youtube.com/@podcastyforme Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PodCastyForMe Artwork by Jeremy Allison: https://www.instagram.com/jeremyallisonart