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The Russo brothers transport audiences to a retro-futuristic 1990s in their latest project, Netflix's The Electric State. The film, starring the talented Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt, debuted on the streamer on March 14, 2025, and since then has gone on to claim the coveted #1 spot on Netflix's weekly Global Top 10 Movies list. Despite this, the film has not been a hit with critics.

With the lines between humanity and technology blurred in a world overtaken by war and corporate greed, the film's protagonist, Michelle (Millie Bobby Bown), sets out on a quest to find her missing brother. She is joined by the robot Cosmo, who appears to have her brother's consciousness embedded inside it, a smuggler, Keats (Chris Pratt), and Keats' own robot companion, Herman. The film's narrative delves into the themes of family, consciousness, and ethics surrounding technology. Weaving a poignant story, Electric State ends on a note...

Not every film with good reviews becomes a major commercial hit, and not all films with bad reviews are unpopular. Just like last year there have been a series of examples, including Furiosa: A Mad Max Story, The Fall Guy, and Red One.

Now, Netflix's latest film The Electric State is experiencing a similar trend. Although the film didn't receive a theatrical release and it headed straight to Netflix, the early reviews ahead of the Mar. 14 release called it "one of the worst movies of the year." The official numbers prove otherwise, as Tudumcrowns The Electric State the biggest film of the week.

For the week between Mar. 10 and 16,The Electric State amassed 25.2 million views and 53.8 million hours viewed. That is a huge feat considering the movie had only 2 full days to achieve that before Netflix stopped counting.

It became the No. 1 movie in 47 countries, including the U.S.

Anthony and Joe Russo, the Russo Brothers, have directed some of the biggest movies of all time, with their film Avengers: Endgame coming in second place just behind James Cameron’s Avatar – and on March 14th, the Netflix streaming service released their latest film, the robot adventure The Electric State. The film topped the English films chart on Netflix over its debut weekend – but managed to do so with a surprisingly low number of views. The Electric State reached #1 with 25.2 million views, which pales in comparison to the debut numbers of recent hits like Back in Action (46.8 million views) and Carry On (42 million views), but is slightly higher than last year’s release of Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver. Still, this is the third Millie Bobby Brown-led film to debut at #1 for Netflix, following last year’s Damsel (which got started with 35.3 million views) and 2022’s Enola Holmes 2,...

If you’ve watched The Electric State, you’re familiar with the robot rebellion, the resulting war between man and machine, and the battle-scarred world left in its wake.

But the thrilling sci-fi adventure — in which protagonist Michelle (Millie Bobby Brown) braves a retro-futuristic wasteland to rescue her younger brother, Chris (Woody Norman) — only tells half the story. If you want to experience the full tale, from a time before the robot uprising, check out the Netflix exclusive mobile game prequel The Electric State: Kid Cosmo.

Free to subscribers, the new mobile game serves as the official prequel to the film. To learn more about it — and what Michelle was up to before she teamed up with a toy robot and the quirky drifter/smuggler Keats (Chris Pratt) — read on for everything you need to know about The Electric State: Kid Cosmo.

The Electric State: Kid Cosmo delivers an...

The Russo brothers, Joe and Anthony, are stirring up conversation with their latest Netflix film, The Electric State. The movie, featuring Millie Bobby Brown as Michelle Greene, Chris Pratt as John Keats, Stanley Tucci as Ethan Skate, and Woody Norman as Christopher Greene, explores a world after a robot-human war.

With a massive $320 million budget, it’s already under scrutiny for its story and quality. Now, the directors have revealed they used AI to tweak voices in the film, adding fuel to an ongoing Hollywood debate.

Joe Russo explained that AI helped adjust some of the movie’s dialogue. He sees it as a simple process, saying, “Something any ten-year-old could do after watching a TikTok video.” He argues that AI is already common in the film industry, even if people don’t talk about it much. “There’s a lot of finger-pointing and hyperbole because people are afraid. They don’t understand.

Whether it’s “Guardians of the Galaxy,” “Jurassic World” or “The Electric State,” you can always expect that familiar Chris Pratt charm.

In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, Pratt discussed the similarities between his “Guardians” character, Peter Quill/Star-Lord, and his “Electric State” character, Keats. Pratt said that the roles were no doubt similar, adding that when it comes to movies with a “big commercial tone,” he’ll almost always play a “‘Sliding Doors’ version” of a scoundrel adventurer.

“I kind of like to think, hopefully, that’s like every character I ever play though, in this tone, something that’s like a big, family friendly, raucous, adventure, sci-fi film,” Pratt said. “When it’s a big commercial tone like this, you’re going to get a ‘Sliding Doors’ version of the characters that I like to play.”

In terms of specific similarities between Peter Quill and Keats, Pratt...

While The Electric Stateis all about the dangers of an over-reliance on technology, Joe Russo admits that they used AI when developing the movie and defends its presence within Hollywood. An adaptation of Simon Stålenhag's renowned book, The Electric State stars Millie Bobby Brown (as Michelle Greene), Chris Pratt (John Keats), Stanley Tucci (Ethan Skate), and Woody Norman (Christopher Greene), alongside other renowned actors. Russo directed alongside his brother and long-time Marvel Cinematic Universe directorial partner, Anthony Russo.

In an interview with The Sunday Times, Joe Russo explained that generative AI was used to modulate some of the voices. He believes that AI is used regularly in Hollywood, but that it is not commonly accepted or admitted to because "people are afraid" and "don't understand." He believes that AI will soon become even more widely used, but that its generative state is currently perfect for creative works. Check out...

Netflix's latest release, The Electric State, has all the qualities of a major blockbuster. It comes from a big studio, it has a stellar cast and critically acclaimed directors, and, despite the studio's reluctance for theatrical releases, it has a major budget.

However, The Electric State debuted with one of the worst ratings of the year. The sci-fi film debuted with an abysmal score of 10% on Rotten Tomatoes, a number that slightly increased to 14%, still a major disappointment. Following its official release on the platform, the audience score couldn't be more different, as it's over five times better than the critics' score.

While most of the critics called The Electric State a bad movie, the audience fully disagreed. Following its Mar. 14 release on Netflix, The Electric State has an audience approval score of 76%. While the score is not exactly a reason to start celebrating and greenlighting a sequel just yet,...

Three years after their last feature film, “The Gray Man,” premiered on Netflix and one year before they make their return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, directors Anthony and Joe Russo are back. Their latest offering, “The Electric State,” is a sci-fi blockbuster with a hefty price tag. The film, which continues the Russos’ ongoing creative partnership with Netflix, has a reported budget of $320 million — making it one of the most expensive movies ever made.

Only films based on pre-existing pieces of intellectual property typically get that kind of financial support in Hollywood these days. Is “The Electric State” based on a book, though? Here is what you should know about the new, expensive Netflix film’s origins.

Is “The Electric State” based on a book?

Yes! “The Electric State” is not, however, based on a traditional book. It is, instead, loosely based on a 2018 illustrated novel by acclaimed Swedish artist Simon Stålenhag.

This article contains spoilers for The Electric State.The Electric State star and director break down the stunning ending and Christopher's fate. Based on Simon Stålenhag's acclaimed story, the new Netflix movie focuses closely on the relationship between Michelle Greene and her brother, Christopher, while depicting a dystopian future that has been ravaged by a war between robots and humans. However, The Electric State movie's ending is far less ambiguous than the original conclusion, straying from the book's content.

In an interview with Netflix's Tudum, co-director Joe Russo and star Millie Bobbie Brown (Michelle) opened up about the ending. They do not reveal Christopher's fate outright, but they do explain why Michelle needed to let go. Both reflected on Michelle's relationship with Christopher (Woody Norman), while Russo emphasized the movie's overall message. Though technology may be increasingly present in the day-to-day lives of regular people, he believes that it...

Let’s face it, the Russo brothers’ post-mcu career as co-directors in Cherry and The Gray Man lacked the same widespread praise seen in their winning trio of Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. Before the two returns to MCU for Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars, they are now headlining a brand-new Netflix movie The Electric State, the streaming giant’s most expensive feature ever produced at reportedly $320 million.

At the time of writing, that would be the 13th most expensive movie, trailing just five million less than Avengers: Infinity War. A budget this big, coupled with the dystopian sci-fi angle adapted from Simon Stålenhag’s acclaimed 2018 illustrated novel of the same name that looks right from the Russo brothers’ wheelhouse and not to forget, a recognizable cast both on-screen and voice-only acting, it’s natural to have a high expectation here. Adding a...

An action-packed adventure with a 90’s backbone awaits viewers in Netflix’s The Electric State starring Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt.

The film also features the voice work of Alan Tudyk, Anthony Mackie, Brian Cox, Jenny Slate and more. Based on the graphic novel by Simon Stålenhag, the film watches Michelle (Brown) and Keats (Pratt) venture into the dangerous Exclusion Zone and the heart of artificial intelligence firm Sentre to try and rescue Michelle’s brother. The politics of robots vs. humans fall to the side as each of them has their own robot companion, and they meet more on their adventures to track down Christopher (Woody Norman), who Michelle was told died in a car accident that also took the lives of their parents.

Several 90’s needle drops play in many different scenes from the more sentimental ones to the high-adrenaline ones. Some are performed by a piano-playing Taco robot.

Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt’s sci-fi adventure “The Electric State” has landed on Netflix, and it serves up a poppin’ playlist and an electrifying soundtrack.

The film is directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, and was written by Christopher and Stephen McFeely. The film is based on the book by Simon Stålenhag, and also stars Ke Huy Quan, Jason Alexander, Woody Norman, Giancarlo Esposito and Stanley Tucci, as well as Woody Harrelson, Anthony Mackie, Brian Cox, Jenny Slate, Hank Azaria, Colman Domingo and Alan Tudyk.

Here’s the official description of the series: “An orphaned teen hits the road with a mysterious robot to find her long-lost brother, teaming up with a smuggler and his wisecracking sidekick.”

Check out the film’s full playlist below.

Tom Petty —”Mary Jane’s Last Dance” The Clash — “I Fought the Law” Danzig — “Mother” Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch — “Good Vibrations” Judas...

There’s art, there’s entertainment — and then there’s “content,” the catch-all term that refers to the endless supply of stuff that is pumped out in the name of numbers and inventory. Art enlightens. Entertainment provides escapism. Content is simply there, clogging up the arteries of streaming services and clickbait sites, offering up buffets of empty calories and almost instant amnesia. It’s not interested in exploring the human experience, passing on public-service information, delighting, distracting, making you laugh, cry, or pump your fist in the air. It exists only to be consumed,...

Anthony and Joe Russo's new sci-fi film "The Electric State" -- a $320 million ultra-blockbuster sneaking its way onto Netflix this week -- has an arch set up that takes many words to explain. Based on the illustrated retro-futurist novel by Simon Stålenhag, "The Electric State" posits that Disneyland, back when it opened in the 1950s, didn't merely construct animatronic robots for entertainment, but actual, high-tech, artificially intelligent robots. Uncle Walt, it seems, was less a movie mogul as he was Dr. Soong from "Star Trek." The world soon became populated by servant robots, each painted with a friendly, cartoonish face. Robot versions of corporate mascots were built, and cartoons were given robotic, real-world counterparts. 

In the early 1990s of this universe, however, there was a robot uprising, and the smiling corporate mascots demanded liberation. A war broke out. Humans were able to win the war thanks to a new...

Considering federal aid has been cut so much that millions of people will contract polio and malaria as a result, The Electric State has a budget that could be described as a crime against humanity. Just as "no one man should have all that power," no one movie should have $320 million at its disposal, especially if it's not even going to be in theaters. There are countless films that cost $319 million less to make than this, and people should be advised to see them instead. Then again, there's kind of a twisted, disturbing thrill in watching money burn.

I sincerely wanted The Electric State to be better than the rumors suggested. I went in with an open mind, and even my absence of expectations were let down. Hollywood needs an intervention. It requires less money. Like those big banks we all love, it needs breaking.

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Coming off an original-film heavy February, Netflix has a mix of classics, theatrical releases and original projects arriving in March 2025.

Those seeking action-packed installments that will get adrenaline going can tune in for The Electric State starring Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt arriving March 14 to the streamer or Den of Thieves 2: Pantera which arrives March 19. Others in the mood for feel-good or funny films can enjoy a selection that have largely already landed as of the first of the month, which include 50 First Dates, Wedding Crashers and more.

Find the best new films on Netflix in March 2025 below:

The Electric State – March 14 (L-r) Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt and Ke Huy Quan in ‘The Electric State’

The action film directed by the Russo brothers arrives on the streamer March 14. Starring Chris Pratt and Millie Bobby Brown, the film follows the pair through a sci-fi adventure in a world with sentient robots.

Exclusive: After setting Robert De Niro to star in The Whisper Man, Netflix and Agbo have now locked in on A-listers from two of TV’s biggest shows to join the Oscar winner. Sources tell Deadline that The White Lotus star Michelle Monaghan and Severance star Adam Scott are set to join De Niro in the movie adaptation of the Alex North novel.

James Ashcroft is set to direct, with Ben Jacoby and Chase Palmer adapting the script. Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, Angela Russo-Otstot and Michael Disco will produce for Agbo, marking the sixth film out of Netflix and Agbo’s ongoing partnership.

Based on North’s New York Times bestselling novel, The Whisper Man revolves around a widow crime writer who, after his 8-year-old son is abducted, looks to his estranged father, a retired former police detective, for help, only to discover a connection with the decades-old case of...

Lately, it seems that illustrated novels are having a tough time being properly adapted for the silver screen. It’s only been a few months since the last ill-fated outing, “Here,” in which author Richard McGuire’s profound rumination on time, space and humanity was re-envisioned as a gimmicky schmaltz-fest. Unfortunately, such is also the case for author-artist Simon Stålenhag’s “The Electric State,” which turns his salient, bleak thriller about a young woman searching for her missing brother in a techno-dystopia into a whimsical, sanitized mess of mimeographed ideas from a handful of far better cinematic inspirations.

Directors Joe and Anthony Russo, along with writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, surprisingly undervalue their source material’s blueprint when it comes to character construction and immersive world-building. Considering the same talents have previously turned in smart work adapting Marvel’s comic-book IP in the Captain America and Avengers movies, it...

Netflix teams with Joe and Anthony Russo again for a large-scale, blockbuster-style sci-fi adventure that seems tailor-made for Imax, except you will be watching it on your couch. Hopefully your TV is really big.

With elements of 2023’s The Creator, 1986’s Short Circuit and the wondrous Wall-e among others, Simon Stålenhag’s graphic novel serves as a starting point for screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeeley and this humongous big-screen adaptation set, like the book, in an alternate version of the 1990s where Bill Clinton as president engages in an all-out war against a robot uprising. Humans are being attacked, but it is the robots who had all the humanity as it turns out: They lost everything and now are relegated to the sidelines in a world that once was an idyllic place for them.

Now humans live in a virtual-reality world much of the time and that is how...

The Flaming Lips’ “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1” is a gorgeous blast of psychedelic dream pop about a Japanese girl warrior who represents the best chance of defeating evil machines programmed to destroy humanity. The song evokes an anime sci-fi world that would be merely comical if not for the moving infusion of hope and melancholy in Wayne Coyne’s vocals. The 2002 track is a fitting if obvious choice for the end credits of Netflix’s The Electric State, even if it inadvertently points up some of the key qualities the movie is lacking, namely charm, wit and genuine feeling.

Co-directors Anthony and Joe Russo take full ownership of their boys-with-toys mojo in this slick but dismally soulless odyssey across the American Southwest in a retro-futuristic alternate version of the 1990s. Following Cherry and The Gray Man, the brothers continue their post-Avengers streak of grinding out content for streaming platforms,...

Whatever your expectations for a (supposedly) $320 million Russo brothers Netflix movie starring Chris Pratt as a Chris Pratt type, Millie Bobby Brown as a wannabe Edward Furlong, and Woody Harrelson as the voice of an animatronic Mr. Peanut, I would recommend that you lower them.

A derivative, self-impressed, and seriously confused adventure set in the aftermath of a global war between humans and the talking robots that were “invented” by Walt Disney to amuse tourists at his theme parks, “The Electric State” is essentially a feature-length adaptation of the argument its directors have been making in the press since “Avengers: Endgame,” the scale and success of which seemed to convince them it was the ultimate film in every sense of the word, and thus inspired them to proselytize about how cinema as we know it is about to be replaced by AI holograms of Tom Cruise or whatever.

Soon to...

Joe and Anthony Russo know how to mimic. That’s what made them such effective directors on “Community,” and it added a breezy comedy to not only their TV work but their efforts in the Marvel Cinematic Universe where they attempted to marry certain genre like thriller or war epic into a superhero landscape. However, after becoming box office champs thanks to the last two “Avengers” movies, the Russos now seem adrift as they attempt to carve out a style through homage. The results always play as stale imitation with “Cherry” feeling like a knockoff Scorsese riff, “The Gray Man” grasping for James Bond-like relevancy (how’s that sequel and spinoff coming?), and now trying to channel Steven Spielberg with “The Electric State.”

While filmmakers looking to capture an Amblin-like feel is nothing new, the strangest thing about “The Electric State” is how it feels like the Russos’ favorite Spielberg movie is “Ready Player One.

Anthony and Joe Russo, the Russo Brothers, have directed some of the biggest movies of all time, with their film Avengers: Endgame coming in second place just behind James Cameron’s Avatar – and on March 14th, the Netflix streaming service will be releasing their latest film, the robot adventure The Electric State. This one is an adaptation of a narrative artbook / graphic novel from acclaimed artist and author Simon Stålenhag, and features a prologue that takes place before the events of Stålenhag’s book.

The story of this film begins in July of 2017, when Free League launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for Stålenhag’s book called The Electric State, which had the following description: In late 1997, a runaway teenager and her yellow toy robot travel west through a strange USA, where the ruins of gigantic battle drones litter the countryside heaped together with the discarded trash of a...

Netflix has revealed the final trailer for ‘The Electric State,’ a retro adventure starring Millie Bobby Brown.

Coming 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, a low-rent smuggler, and his wisecracking robot sidekick, Herman (voiced by Anthony Mackie). As...

Netflix has debuted a brand new trailer for Millie Bobby Brown‘s new movie!

The 21-year-old Stranger Things actress stars alongside Chris Pratt and Ke Huy Quan in the upcoming sci-fi action flick The Electric State, which will be released next week.

Here’s a synopsis: The Electric State is a spectacular adventure from the directors of Avengers: Endgame set in an alternate, retro-futuristic version of the 1990s. Millie 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,...

The Electric State. (L to R) Michelle (Millie Bobby Brown) and Keats (Chris Pratt) in The Electric State. /© 2024 Netflix. Used with permission. Prep your sockets, because The Electric State is here to zap your screens. But there are many reasons to be excited about Netflix’s highly anticipated film, directed by the Russo Brothers, starring Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt, set to thrill in a retro-futuristic American West where human and machine are one. With its breathtaking cinematography and attention to detail, The Electric State immerses us in the journey of Michelle (Millie Bobby Brown), a resolute teenager on a frantic search for her missing younger brother. Her travel companions? A sweet, mysterious robot and a roguishly unpredictable drifter (Chris Pratt). Just the premise is enough to excite anyone. But what really distinguishes The Electric State is its examination of the fraught and troubled relationship between humanity and technology.

Netflix unveiled the final trailer for The Electric State, providing one more tease of the upcoming sci-fi film based on the graphic novel by Simon Stålenhag. The trailer shows Netflix’s go-to star Millie Bobby Brown teaming up with Guardians of the Galaxy‘s Chris Pratt and some renegade robots to find her missing sibling.

The cast also includes Ke Huy Quan, Jason Alexander, Woody Norman, Giancarlo Esposito, and Stanley Tucci. Woody Harrelson, Anthony Mackie, Brian Cox, Jenny Slate, Hank Azaria, Colman Domingo, and Alan Tudyk voice The Electric State characters.

Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt in ‘The Electric State’ (Photo © 2024 Netflix)

Netflix offers this description of the sci-fi thriller from directors Anthony and Joe Russo:

“The Electric State is a spectacular sci-fi 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...

Later this month, the Russo Brothers' The Electric State will premiere on Netflix. A few days later, a prequel video game, The Electric State: Kid Cosmo, hits mobile platforms.

It's described as a "bite-sized adventure puzzle game" featuring a "narrative-driven" story that "takes place before the events of the movie and spans five years, blending gameplay with emotional storytelling to create an immersive experience."

Joe and Anthony helped Netflix develop Kid Cosmo through their production banner, Agbo, and admitted in an interview with Variety that they'd be down for doing something similar for Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars.

"We would definitely be open to it," Joe confirmed. "Right now, what we’re doing is creating new IP. At Agbo, we want to tell new stories. We want to tell new stories with new characters and new worlds that people haven’t seen before. So Anthony and I and Donald...

"Humans and bots - fighting against the Real enemy."...

The final trailer for The Electric State has been released days ahead of the movie's debut on Netflix. Directed by Avengers franchise helmers Joe Russo and Anthony Russo, the movie will be released on March 14, 2025.

In the film, robots and humans co-exist with the lead human character portrayed by MCU actor Chris Pratt and Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown. The movie comes as the Russo brothers are developing the next two Avengers movies, which will likely reunite them with Pratt. After previously released teasers and trailer, the final official trailer for The Electric State gives fans another sneak peek heading into the film's anticipated release. The trailer can be viewed below.

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The synopsis for the film reads,...

Netflix has just released the newest trailer for The Electric State. Set in the aftermath of a robot uprising in an alternate version of the ’90s, The Electric State follows an orphaned teenager who ventures across the American West with a cartoon-inspired robot, a smuggler, and his sidekick in search of her younger brother. The sci-fi film stars Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt, Ke Huy Quan, Jason Alexander, Woody Norman, with Giancarlo Esposito and Stanley Tucci. Featuring the vocal talents of Woody Harrelson, Anthony Mackie, Brian Cox, Jenny Slate, Hank Azaria, Colman Domingo and Alan Tudyk.

The official synopsis from Netflix reads,

“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,...

Netflix has released the final trailer and posters for The Electric State movie, which will begin streaming on March 14, 2025. The film is a sci-fi adventure comedy 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, a low-rent smuggler, and his wisecracking robot sidekick,...

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Netflix is ready with an entertainment-packed March next month. The upcoming month will see the release of some brilliant Netflix original shows and movies, including The Residence and The Life List. Just like every month, Netflix is ready to overload you with great content. So, we’re here to tell you about the best 10 new movies and TV shows coming to Netflix in March 2025.

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Chris Pratt and Millie Bobby Brown have combined their star power to make one electrifying new movie in the form of Netflix’s “The Electric State.”

At Monday night’s red carpet premiere at Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre, TheWrap asked the A-Listers whether they think their other iconic characters would be able to survive the merciless, robotic wasteland of their ’90s-set action-comedy.

“You know what, I think Eleven would do Ok. I think she’d be fine,” Brown shared. “Enola I don’t think would be Ok and Elodie, I mean, she slayed a dragon. She’d be fine.”

“Oh, man. I think they’d all probably die. You know, I think most of the characters I’ve played would die in this movie,” Pratt admitted with a laugh. “Not Keats, though … Burt Macklin would be gone.”

#TheElectricStatePremiere #ChrisPratt jokes about how his past characters would fare in Netflix’s "The Electric State,...

Chris Pratt and Millie Bobby Brown have combined their star power to make one electrifying new movie in the form of Netflix’s “The Electric State.”

At Monday night’s red carpet premiere at Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre, TheWrap asked the A-Listers whether they think their other iconic characters would be able to survive the merciless, robotic wasteland of their ’90s-set action-comedy.

“You know what, I think Eleven would do Ok. I think she’d be fine,” Brown shared. “Enola I don’t think would be Ok and Elodie, I mean, she slayed a dragon. She’d be fine.”

“Oh, man. I think they’d all probably die. You know, I think most of the characters I’ve played would die in this movie,” Pratt admitted with a laugh. “Not Keats, though … Burt Macklin would be gone.”

#TheElectricStatePremiere #ChrisPratt jokes about how his past characters would fare in Netflix’s "The Electric State,...

Chris Pratt had his wife Katherine Schwarzenegger by his side for the premiere of his latest movie, The Electric State.

The longtime couple posed for photos together on the red carpet at the event on Monday night (February 24) at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood.

Also in attendance were co-stars Millie Bobby Brown, Ke Huy Quan, Stanley Tucci, Woody Norman, Giancarlo Esposito, Jason Alexander, and Marin Hinkle, as well as directors Anthony and Joe Russo.

The Electric State is the latest movie from The Russo Brothers, best known for their work on Marvel movies. The film follows Michelle (Brown), an orphaned teenager who traverses the American West in search of her younger brother. Joining her on the journey is a sweet but mysterious robot and an eccentric drifter (Pratt).

Watch the trailer for the movie, which will be released on Netflix on March 14.

Chris recently stepped out to support Katherine‘s brother at his big premiere!

Millie Bobby Brown may be the star of “Stranger Things,” but she’s never been allowed to watch new episodes before they premiere on Netflix, including the upcoming fifth and final season. “We haven’t done that for 10 years,” she told me Monday night at the premiere of her new movie, “The Electric State.” “I don’t think they’re going to start on the last season.”

In other words, she said, “I see it when it comes out just like everyone else does.”

No premiere date for Season 5 has been announced. In January, series creators Matt and Ross Duffer said post-production was ahead of schedule.

In “Electric State,” from brothers Joe and Anthony Russo, Brown plays an orphaned teenager who meets a drifter (Chris Pratt) while traveling across the American West with a robot in search of her younger brother (Woody Norman). The cast also includes Ke Huy Quan,...

Robert De Niro is set to star in crime thriller “The Whisper Man” from Netflix and Agbo, the companies announced on Wednesday.

James Ashcroft is set to direct. The screenplay was written by Ben Jacoby (“The First Omen”) and Chase Palmer (“It”).

Based on the New York Times bestselling novel by Alex North: When his eight-year-old son is abducted, a widowed crime writer looks to his estranged father, a retired former police detective, for help, only to discover a connection with the decades-old case of a convicted serial killer known as “The Whisper Man.”

Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, Angela Russo-Otstot, and Michael Disco are producing the project for Agbo. The executive producers are Kassee Whiting for Agbo, Marcus Viscidi.

Production is set to start this spring on the East Coast. This will be the sixth film out of Netflix and Agbo’s ongoing partnership.

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Exclusive: Netflix and Agbo’s highly-anticipated adaptation of the Alex North novel The Whisper Man is gaining some serious momentum, as sources tell Deadline Robert De Niro is set to star in the crime thriller. James Ashcroft is set to direct with Ben Jacoby and Chase Palmer adapting the script. Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, Angela Russo-Otstot and Michael Disco will produce for Agbo, marking the sixth film out of Netflix and Agbo’s successful, ongoing partnership.

Based on the New York Times bestselling novel by Alex North, the story revolves around a widow crime writer, who after his eight-year-old son is abducted, looks to his estranged father, a retired former police detective, for help, only to discover a connection with the decades-old case of a convicted serial killer known as “The Whisper Man.” Kassee Whiting will exec produce for Agbo as will Marcus Viscidi.

Production is set to start this spring on the East Coast.

Oscar Isaac as Victor Frankenstein in ‘Frankenstein’ (Photo Credit: Ken Woroner / Netflix)

Netflix’s 2025 film slate is loaded with sequels, animated offerings, and documentaries. Adam Sandler returns for Happy Gilmore 2, Charlize Theron’s back in action for The Old Guard 2, and Daniel Craig slips back into the role of detective Benoit Blanc for Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery. The streamer’s documentary lineup includes films on Eddie Murphy, the Air Force’s Thunderbirds, Charles Manson, and the Titan submersible. Animated offerings include a Witcher project, a K-Pop-themed film, the much-anticipated The Twits, and Simu Liu and Craig Robinson voicing the leads in In Your Dreams.

“We’re not just one thing. We’re the best of film, TV, documentaries, stand-up, animation and live events — and we’re doing it in 50 languages. We’re not afraid to make big bets on compelling voices and new ideas...

Earlier this morning, we saw Netflix unveil their 2025 TV slate, and now the folks at Deadline have also gotten their hands on the list of movies that we can expect to see drop on the streaming service as the year goes on. The list includes the likes of The Electric State, Wake Up Dead Man, Happy Gilmore 2, Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, The Old Guard 2, and a whole lot more – and you can check it out by scrolling down!

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On Thursday, Netflix revealed its full 2025 film slate. The lineup includes long-awaited sequels, high profile originals, future Oscar contenders, and much more.

The biggest new announcements in the slate include the formal announcement of Jay Kelly, three-time Academy Award nominee Noah Baumbach‘s latest film, a “heartbreaking comedy” featuring George Clooney and Adam Sandler in the large ensemble cast; Eddie, a biographical documentary about one of Hollywood’s most elusive stars, Eddie Murphy; and a Charles Manson documentary from Academy Award winner Errol Morris.

These titles join previously announced films including the third installment in Rian Johnson‘s Daniel Craig-led mystery franchise, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery; Guillermo del Toro‘s adaptation of Frankenstein starring Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi; and an as-yet-untitled thriller from Best Director winner Kathryn Bigelow, her first film in eight years.

The full list starting with February’s releases is below.

Netflix unveiled their feature slate for this year, dating a handful of titles, along with some first look photos and teasers to come this morning. For all the headlines that they’ve cut back on their feature slate, what’s clear below is that the streamer continues to commit to event films.

Among those pic’s receiving premiere dates, either specific or general, are the Stephen Chbosky directed comedy Nonnas starring Lorraine Bracco, Linda Cardellini and Drea de Matteo, the long-awaited Charlize Theron Skydance action sequel The Old Guard 2, Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, the Gareth Evans action thriller Havoc, Fear Street: Prom Queen, A Merry Little Ex-Mas, Noah Baumbach’s Jay Kelly, the Ben Affleck and Matt Damon cop thriller Rip, The Woman in Cabin 10, Oscar winner Kathryn Bigelow’s next untitled movie, and the highly anticipated Rian Johnson threequel Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.

American writer David Vann’s 2008 book “Legend of a Suicide” is a striking, classification-averse work — not quite fiction or memoir, novel or short story collection — that ultimately amounts to an exercise in potent literary catharsis for its author: Vann veils, rewrites or sometimes fabricates events from his own family history in order to accept and understand the untimely death of his father. It’s the kind of singularly subjective writing, steered by a personal perspective bound to no storytelling rules but its own, that presents a challenge to any outside interpreters. So it makes sense that “Sukkwan Island,” French writer-director Vladimir de Fontenay’s handsome, elegiac take on Vann’s tale, specifically adapts the one segment of the book that is told in the third person: a nearly self-contained novella that finds the author standing outside his own experience, but not outside a grief that pervades both memory and imagination.

Movies about irresponsible parenting in the great outdoors have become something of an arthouse subgenre over the past decade. Matt Ross’ Captain Fantastic, Debra Granik’s Leave No Trace, India Donaldson’s Good One and Philippe Lesage’s Who by Fire all feature children coming of age in the wilderness as their fathers mess up in one way or another. If there’s perhaps one takeaway from all of these films, it’s to be on guard the next time your dad asks you to go on a long hike or camping trip.

Unfortunately, such a warning was never issued to Roy (Woody Norman), the 13-year-old protagonist of French writer-director Vladimir de Fontenay’s latest feature, Sukkwan Island. Embarking with his father, Tom (Swann Arlaud), on an extended séjour to an isolated cabin somewhere in the Norwegian fjords, Roy soon finds himself facing various life or death scenarios while Tom gradually flies off the handle.

Thirteen-year-old Roy agrees to spend a year in northern Norway with his father to reconnect in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition film Sukkwan Island. The film stars Swann Arlaud (Anatomy of a Fall) and newcomer Woody Norman. Nicolas Chaudeurge edited the film after working with director Vladimir de Fontenay on his previous film, Mobile Homes. Below, he explains his efficient style and what it means when solutions start to happen by mistake. See all responses to our annual Sundance editor interviews here. Filmmaker: How and why did you wind up being the editor of your film? What were the factors and attributes […]

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Thirteen-year-old Roy agrees to spend a year in northern Norway with his father to reconnect in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition film Sukkwan Island. The film stars Swann Arlaud (Anatomy of a Fall) and newcomer Woody Norman. Nicolas Chaudeurge edited the film after working with director Vladimir de Fontenay on his previous film, Mobile Homes. Below, he explains his efficient style and what it means when solutions start to happen by mistake. See all responses to our annual Sundance editor interviews here. Filmmaker: How and why did you wind up being the editor of your film? What were the factors and attributes […]

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Sukkwan Island marks Vladimir de Fontenay’s follow-up to Mobile Homes, his 2017 Directors Fortnight entry. The film, which stars Swann Arlaud (Anatomy of a Fall) and newcomer Woody Norman, tracks the conflict between Tom and his 13-year-old son Roy when they move to remote northern Norway. Amine Berrada served as director of photography on the Arctic shoot. Below, he gets into the nitty gritty discussing lighting, explaining how the film’s different timeframes necessitated unique approaches to lighting both to serve the story and to adjust to the drastic seasonal differences in northern Norway. See all responses […]

The post “I Love Diving Into the Unexpected”: Dp Amine Berrada on Sukkwan Island first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.

Sukkwan Island marks Vladimir de Fontenay’s follow-up to Mobile Homes, his 2017 Directors Fortnight entry. The film, which stars Swann Arlaud (Anatomy of a Fall) and newcomer Woody Norman, tracks the conflict between Tom and his 13-year-old son Roy when they move to remote northern Norway. Amine Berrada served as director of photography on the Arctic shoot. Below, he gets into the nitty gritty discussing lighting, explaining how the film’s different timeframes necessitated unique approaches to lighting both to serve the story and to adjust to the drastic seasonal differences in northern Norway. See all responses […]

The post “I Love Diving Into the Unexpected”: Dp Amine Berrada on Sukkwan Island first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.