The Electric State is an upcoming American science fiction film directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, from a screenplay written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, based on the graphic novel of the same name by Simon Stålenhag. It stars Millie Bobby Brown in the lead role, and features Chris Pratt, Ke Huy Quan, Stanley Tucci, Jason Alexander, Brian Cox, Jenny Slate, Giancarlo Esposito, Anthony Mackie, and Billy Bob Thornton in supporting roles to complete the film’s ensemble.
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| Based on | The Electric State by Simon Stålenhag |
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| Cinematography | Stephen F. Windon |
| Edited by | Jeffrey Ford |
| Music by | Steve Jablonsky |
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| Distributed by | Netflix |
Release date | 2024 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Electric State is scheduled to be released in 2024 by Netflix.[1]
A girl is sent a robot by her missing brother, and with it, she sets out to find him.
The film was first announced in December 2017, when Anthony and Joe Russo acquired the rights to the graphic novel. They were set as producers, with Andy Muschietti in negotiations to direct. Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely were set to pen the screenplay.[2] In December 2020, Universal Pictures won the distribution rights to the film, with the Russos now directing and Muschietti remaining as a producer on the project via his new production company. Millie Bobby Brown was slated to star, with production set to begin as soon as the Russos completed The Gray Man (2022) and Brown concluded filming the fourth season of Stranger Things.[3] In June 2022, it was reported that the film might have its distribution rights transfer to Netflix, as Universal was no longer planning on giving the film a theatrical release. Later that month, it was confirmed that Netflix would be distributing the film, with Chris Pratt in talks to star alongside Brown.[4] Pratt would be confirmed in August, with Michelle Yeoh, Stanley Tucci, Jason Alexander, Brian Cox and Jenny Slate joining the cast. Cox and Slate were reported to be voicing characters in the film.[5] In October, Woody Norman was added to the cast.[6] In November, Giancarlo Esposito was cast in the film as the voice of Marshall, a menacing robotic drone.[1] Ke Huy Quan, Anthony Mackie and Billy Bob Thornton also joined the cast, with Quan replacing Yeoh who left the project due to scheduling conflicts.[7]
Filming began on October 5, 2022 in Atlanta,[8] under the working title Stormwind, and is expected to last through February 2023.[9] However, on November 4, 2022, it was reported that production on the film had been paused after a crew member working on the film was killed in a car crash off-set.[10]
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