The Electric State: Millie Bobby Brown Leads Russo Brothers’ New Sci-Fi Film
Following an intense bidding war, Deadline brings word that Universal Pictures has successfully won the rights to the Russo Brothers’ forthcoming film adaptation of Simon Stålenhag graphic novel titled
The Electric State with Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown officially signing on for the lead role. Given Brown and the directing duo’s packed schedule, the studio is reportedly aiming to start production between the end of 2021 or early 2022.
First published in 2018,
The Electric State novel is set in an alternative future where a teenage girl discovers a strange robot that was sent to her by her missing brother. She and the robot set out to find the brother in an imaginative world of humans mixing with all manner of robots, uncovering a grand conspiracy in the process.
Millie Bobby Brown Unites with Avengers: Endgame Team for The Electric State
Millie Bobby Brown Unites with Avengers: Endgame Team for The Electric State
The Russo brothers have tapped Millie Bobby Brown to play the lead in Universal s upcoming sci-fi movie The Electric State.
Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown for Universal Pictures upcoming movie adaptation of the graphic novel
The Electric State. With Brown starring in the lead role, the Russos will be co-directing and producing under their AGBO banner. Given the names involved, Universal reportedly pounced on the rights to the project very quickly once it hit the market.