Soderbergh, Cheadle return to Detroit in ‘No Sudden Move’

NEW YORK — During the pandemic, Steven Soderbergh has shot two feature films, released a pair of movies, written a sequel to his first film, re-edited some of his older movies and co-produced the Academy Awards. And while Clooney’s presence would have reinforced a spirit of get-the-band-back-together, “No Sudden Move” remains a cousin to one of Soderbergh’s most celebrated movies: 1998’s “Out of Sight,” the slinky, sublime caper adapted from Elmore Leonard. “No Sudden Move” begins with three hired guns, but in a multiplying series of double-crosses, expands in scope to encapsulate some of Detroit’s original sins, a little like how “Chinatown” does for Los Angeles. “No Sudden Move” is Soderbergh’s sixth heist film, a cycle begun with “Out of Sight” that includes the three “Ocean’s” films and “Logan Lucky,” a self-financed meta-heist movie in that it sought to pull one over on Hollywood, too. “I’ve had two really good experiences in Detroit and gotten out of there with two movies I’m really happy with,” said Soderbergh.