Netflix spares no effort to please its millions of subscribers. The proof with the next film by the Russo brothers with Millie Bobby Brown which will cost no less than 300 million dollars. A colossal budget comparable to that of a Marvel production.
After the huge success of The Lady and the Dragonwhich is today among the most viewed films in Netflix history, Millie Bobby Brown will soon be the star of a new original production for the American platform: The Electric State. Adapted from the graphic novel Passages by Simon Stålenhag, the science fiction film will tell the story of Michelle, a young orphan who meets a kind and mysterious robot. He will quickly become her friend, but the teenager will discover that he was actually sent by her missing brother. Accompanied by her new friend, she will try to find him in a world ravaged by drone attacks. While subscribers eagerly await the release date of the feature film, they were surprised by its astronomical cost.
The Electric State : Netflix releases a colossal budget for this science fiction film with Milly Bobby Brown
It’s no secret: the Russo brothers who staged Avengers : Infinity War et Avengers : Engame are regulars in big budget films. After production costs estimated at $200 million for The Gray Man, Netflix reportedly paid no less than $300 million for the film The Electric State. An astronomical budget which can be explained above all by the presence of big names in cinema and television in the casting, starting with Millie Bobby Brown. The British actress plays opposite Chris Pratt (Guardians of the Galaxy), Ke Huy Quan (Loki), Anthony Mackie (Captain America), Giancarlo Esposito (Better Call Saul) as well as Brian Cox, the unforgettable Logan Roy of the series Succession.
The Gray Man : this other film by the Russo brothers to (re)discover urgently on Netflix
While waiting for the release of The Electric StateNetflix subscribers can (re)immerse themselves in the history of The Gray Man. Released in 2022, the action film stars Court Gentry (Ryan Gosling), one of the CIA agents known as Gray Man. Extracted from a federal prison in Florida and recruited by Donald Fitzroy, this killer operated for years on behalf of the American intelligence agency. Except that the wheel turns, when Court finds himself chased by Lloyd Hansen (Chris Evans), a man ready to do anything to eliminate him.
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