The Russo brothers compare Millie Bobby Brown to Tom Holland: “She's so young and talented…”
What do the Stranger Things star and Spider-Man have in common? The admiration of Anthony and Joe Russo.
As fans eagerly await the fifth and final season of Stranger Things, Millie Bobby Brown is the star of the next film of the Russo brothers : The Electric State. And its performance is according to Anthony Russo And Joe Russo very impressive!
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Present at Sands: International Film Festival in St-Andrews in Scotland, the duo behind the MCU's biggest hits told GamesRadar+ that the young actress amazed them on the set of The Electric State. Joe says:
“We love Millie, she's fantastic, we love working with her, she's like an adopted child to us. She's so talented for her age.”
More than admiration, the two men do not hesitate to compare Millie Bobby Brown to Tom Holland – who they toured with Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War And Avengers: Endgame and more recently Cherry where his performance earned praise.
“The truth is, she's a lot like Tom Holland in many ways: young, talented, elegant in her handling of fame and also elegant herself. And it's not easy. I mean, it's “It's a pretty tough time to be famous because everyone has an opinion about you, and she's done a remarkable job of breaking away from it all to focus on her work and creativity.”
Recently, the actress was at the heart of a controversy following comments made during the promotion of The Lady and the Dragon, of which a sequel is possible. She said she doesn't watch movies often. A shame for an actress, some commented on the networks.
The Electric State is adapted from an illustrated novel by Swedish artist Simon Stålenhag and tells the story of a young orphan girl who crosses the American West with a robot and an eccentric drifter to find her missing brother – all in a retro universe -futuristic. The screenplay, written by Chrisopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, marks the return of the duo behind Avengers 3 And 4And The Gray Manprecisely made by the Russo brothers.
“It's a great film in the sense that it's a great fantasy adventure in the same spirit of the fantasy adventure films that we've done in the past, in a way,” says Joe Russo.
In addition to Millie Bobby Brown, the film will bring together two other MCU stars Anthony Mackie and Chris Prattas well as Stanley Tucci (The King's Man, The Devil Wears Prada) And Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad, The Mandalorian). It will be released at the end of the year on Netflix.
The Russo brothers will adapt The Electric State, starring Millie Bobby Brown, for Netflix