And it’s an
adaptation of a graphic novel! Classic stuff.
As reported by
Entertainment Weekly, Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger
Things) is attached to star in an adaptation of The Electric State, based on the graphic novel of the same name
by Simon Stålenhag. Set in an alternate version of the future where robots and
humans co-exist, it stars a teenage girl who embarks on a journey with a
mysterious robot who has ties to her missing brother and a larger, sinister
conspiracy with far-reaching consequences. Naturally, Brown will play the
teenage girl.
The film is a big Avengers: Endgame reunion, if you’re into
that, with Anthony and Joe Russo directing and Christopher Markus and Stephen
McFeely, the same duo who wrote Infinity War and
Endgame, set to write the script.
Interestingly
enough, in a statement made by the Russo Brothers, it was announced that
Universal, the film’s distributor, has decided on a theatrical release for the
film. Y’know, sometime.
https://gizmodo.com/the-russo-brothers-next-project-is-a-magic-the-gatheri-1835198867
“We’re thrilled
to have this deal with Universal who has committed to a theatrical release
of Electric State,”
the Russos said. “This is incredible news for us as filmmakers, and for
audiences around the world who want an opportunity to experience films in
theaters again. This is also a positive sign that, as vaccines become
available, the theatrical market is returning.”
Ah, finally.
Nature—I mean, the theatrical distribution model as dictated by big-budget
filmmaking—is healing.
The film has no
release date as of yet.
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