The new mega project from Avengers 4: Endgame creators Joe and Anthony Russo is coming to Netflix. Based on an acclaimed comic book, sci-fi hit The Electric State already has Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown in its cast. and it will be very, very expensive.
Netflix pays huge sum for Avengers brothers’ sci-fi epic
After half a year of negotiations, the streamer is now shelling out more than $200 million for the film, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Originally, Universal was supposed to produce the film, but balked at the expense. The sci-fi highlight is based on the template by Simon Stålenhag, in which a teenage girl with a cute robot through the wondrous USA of the future.
After Brown, negotiations are currently underway with Chris Pratt (Guardians of the Galaxy) about a cast. It’s the third Netflix deal for the Russo brothers. After serving as producers on Tyler Rake: Extraction, they directed The Gray Man. This is the most expensive film for the streamer so far. The Electric State could soon change that.
When is the sci-fi highlight starring the Stranger Things star coming to Netflix?
However, not too soon. Based on the current stage of production, we calculate not before the end of 2023 with a publication. Plenty of time to invest the 200 million well.
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Are you looking forward to The Electric State?