US EditionBehind the scenes of The Electric State
- Netflix's new film The Electric State, starring Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt, received a low 15% rating on Rotten Tomatoes despite being one of the most expensive movies ever made with a reported budget of $320 million.
- The film follows a story set in an alternate 1990s America, where humans clash with intelligent robots, but critics note that it fails to capture important themes from the original graphic novel by Simon Stålenhag.
- Despite poor reviews, The Electric State debuted at number one on Netflix, reflecting the platform's strategy of producing star-studded films that attract large viewership.
- Production designer Dennis Gassner led a team that created over 100 sets and around 175 original robot characters to replicate a visually impressive world.
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Ars Technica
MASSIVE.NEWSBehind the scenes of The Electric State
Anthony and Joe Russo's new sci-fi adventure film, The Electric State, is adapted from the graphic novel by Swedish artist/designer Simon Stålenhag. So naturally the directors wanted to create their own distinctive look and tone—complete with a colorful array of quirky misfit robots who team up with their human counterparts to take down an evil corporation. (Some spoilers below but no major reveals.) The Electric State is Stålenhag's third book,…
Netflix's most expensive movie ever 'The Electric State' is a 'dumb, unfunny' $320 million flop
Millie Bobby Brown as Michelle in "The Electric State."Paul Abell/NetflixNetflix's new sci-fi movie "The Electric State" reportedly had a budget of $300 to $320 million.Critics are panning the film, which has a 17% score on Rotten Tomatoes as of publication.It's reportedly Netflix's most expensive movie ever. One critic called it "a monumental disaster."Netflix reportedly shelled out hundreds of millions for their new film, "The Electric State,"…
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Netflix's newest 'blockbuster' is a $300 million embarrassment
If you won $300 million in the lottery, what would you spend it on? A yacht? A mansion? Invest it in an ASX top 200 business? You could even probably do all of them. Regardless, what you shouldn’t do is make one of the most expensive movies of all time and have it be one […]
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