The Russo brother's is based on the same-titled illustrated novel.
Netflix releases its latest sci-fi adventure film, The Electric State, on March 15. Starring Stranger Things and Enola Holmes actress Millie Bobby Brown with Guardians of the Galaxy actor Chris Pratt and features the voice talents of Fear the Walking Dead's Colman Domingo and many more.
The film, based on Simon Stålenhag's graphic novel, is directed by the Russo brothers, Anthony and Joe, and was written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely. The group previously worked together on Marvel's Infinity War and Endgame movies.
The Electric State is set in the 1990s, in a futuristic world following a robot uprising that was nothing like the real-world experience of that decade. The adventure comedy features an orphaned teen, Michelle, who befriends a smuggler and a group of advanced robots to locate her younger brother.
What is The Electric State about? (according to the Netflix press release)
"The Electric State is a spectacular adventure from the directors of Avengers: Endgame set in an alternate, retro-futuristic version of the 1990s. Millie Bobby Brown stars as Michelle, an orphaned teenager navigating life in a society where sentient robots resembling cartoons and mascots, who once served peacefully among humans, now live in exile following a failed uprising. Everything Michelle thinks she knows about the world is upended one night when she’s visited by Cosmo, a sweet, mysterious robot who appears to be controlled by Christopher — Michelle’s genius younger brother whom she thought was dead. Determined to find the beloved sibling she thought she had lost, Michelle sets out across the American southwest with Cosmo, and soon finds herself reluctantly joining forces with Keats (Chris Prat), a low-rent smuggler, and his wisecracking robot sidekick, Herman (voiced by Anthony Mackie). As they venture into the Exclusion Zone, a walled-off corner in the desert where robots now exist on their own, Keats and Michelle find a strange, colorful group of new animatronic allies — and begin to learn that the forces behind Christopher’s disappearance are more sinister than they ever expected. "
The Electric State cast
Emmy Award-nominated Brown and Pratt are joined by a long list of talented individuals, several of whom voice the robots featured in the storyline. Joe Russo's wife, Anne Russo, portrays mom with Greg Cromer as dad.
- Millie Bobby Brown - Michelle
- Chris Pratt - Keats
- Ke Huy Quan - Dr. Amherst/ voice of P.C.
- Jason Alexander - Ted/Wingman
- Woody Norman - Christopher
- Martin Klebba - Herman
- Giancarlo Esposito - Colonel Marshall Bradbury/The Marshall
- Stanley Tucci - Ethan Skate
- Kurt Loder - himself
Voices
- Woody Harrelson - Mr. Peanut
- Anthony Mackie - Herman
- Billy Bob Thornton - TBA
- Brian Cox - Popfly
- Jenny Slate - Penny Pal
- Hank Azaria - Perplexo
- Colman Domingo - Wolfe
- Alan Tudyk - Cosmo
Award-winning Colman Domingo lends his ever so soothing voice to the cast of this film in a character named Wolfe of whom no details have been released.
Early critical reviews have been harsh, but with the star power this movie is packed with, it will likely be a significant success for Netflix. The unique concept of the story and comedic elements, not often found in sci-fi movies, will draw many viewers.
On March 18, AGBO and BUCK Games will release The Electric State: Kid Cosmo, a video game based on the film. The game will be released on iOS and Android by Netflix Games.
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