Millie Bobby Brown in “Enola Holmes” © 2020 Netflix
Those: Deadline
After directing the phenomenally successful last two Avengers-Films stood out to the brothers Anthony and Joe Russo all doors open in Hollywood. The two initially wanted to take a break from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and their next project will not be a bombastic giant blockbuster, but the crime drama Cherry with Spider-Man star Tom Holland as a traumatized, drug addict army veteran who raids banks to finance his drug use. The film will be released in February Apple TV+ appear and be a significant change of pace after the gigantic Marvel films. But Cherry is just a short break for the Russos before they take on their next potential blockbuster. For Netflix become the agent action thriller The Gray Man direct with Ryan Gosling and Captain America actor Chris Evans. At around $ 200 million in production costs, it will be the streamer’s most expensive film to date, hoping to kick off a new action franchise á la Mission: Impossible to become.
Should The Gray Man the Russos will not direct the sequel to the desired success, but already have a completely different project in mind. The two become the graphic novel “The Electric State” stage for Universal. Originally they just wanted to produce the film and Andy Muschietti (Is) leave the direction. But first of all there Muschietti with Warner’s DC adaptation The Flash will be busy, the Russos will make the film themselves. The script is written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, the writers of all of the Russos’ previous Marvel films.
One of Hollywood’s biggest rising stars under 20 was engaged in the leading role, Millie Bobby Brown. With her role as Elfie Netflix‘ “Stranger Things” the Englishwoman made her breakthrough. She has already been nominated twice for an Emmy for the performance. She made her first steps in the cinema Godzilla II: King of the Monsters, and will be in next year too Godzilla vs. Kong be visible. She also played the title role in this year Netflix‘ Enola Holmes, which is one of the most watched films by the streamer. A sequel is already being developed.
Universal is definitely planning a theatrical release for The Electric State. In the adaptation of the graphic novel by Simon Stålenhag, Brown will play a teenage girl in an alternative, apocalyptic, low-tech vision of the future who is visited by a strange, lovable robot. When she realizes that the robot was sent by her missing brother, the two of them go in search of the brother, immerse themselves in an imaginative world of people and different robots, and uncover a major conspiracy. The description actually makes me very curious about the template.
The Russos emphasized in a press release that they are particularly pleased that the film is to be released: (from English)
We’re delighted to have signed a deal with Universal to sign a theatrical release of The Electric State. This is incredible news for us as filmmakers, and for viewers around the world who want the opportunity to see films again in theaters. It’s also a positive sign that with the availability of the vaccine, the cinema market is returning.
Co-author Markus added:
It is a very human story about a teenage girl who only has the powers of a teenager and nothing more. We’re also proud to say that all of the main characters in the story, except for one supporting character, are women, which is very exciting for us.
The plan is current that the Russos The Electric State will turn when they are with The Gray Man are ready, probably at the end of 2021 or beginning of 2022. The shooting of their NetflixFilm recently had to be postponed due to catastrophic infection rates in California.
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