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Netflix’s most expensive film, with 0 million budget, is up for Worst Picture at the Razzie Awards; it starred Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt | Hollywood News

Netflix’s most expensive film, with $320 million budget, is up for Worst Picture at the Razzie Awards; it starred Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt | Hollywood News

The awards season is going ahead with full steam, with many already reaping the benefits of their incredible performances. However, there are some films which failed to hit the mark by a mile this past year, and to honour them, the Razzie Awards are coming on March 14. The nominations are led by several notable names, including Tron Ares, Snow White, The Alto Knights and The Electric State. The Electric State’s performance will cut the deepest for Netflix, as it turned out to be their most expensive film, with hardly anything to show for it. The Electric State, directed by The Russo Brothers, had an incredibly impressive cast. It included Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt, Woody Harrelson, Stanley Tucci, Holly Hunter, Giancarlo Esposito and Jason Alexander. However, the film opened to some very poor reviews. Its Rotten Tomatoes score was 14%, and its IMDb rating was 5.9/10. Critics called it “dull” and “lifeless”, and no one could believe that the minds behind Avengers Endgame failed so spectacularly. The Golden Raspberry Awards or Razzie Awards are …

Netflix’s most expensive film cost more than Avatar, The Avengers; was rejected by studios, ended up a 0 million flop | Hollywood

Netflix’s most expensive film cost more than Avatar, The Avengers; was rejected by studios, ended up a $320 million flop | Hollywood

When streaming platforms first emerged, they were seen as a more budget-friendly alternative to the big-ticket experience. As a result, the films that were released directly on OTT were smaller in scale, if not star power. That has changed over the last few years, with big filmmakers bringing superstars to the small screens in films that have astronomical budgets. But it does not always go as planned, as happened with Netflix‘s most expensive film. (Also read: World’s highest-grossing film series made $31 billion, more than Star Wars, Harry Potter, and James Bond combined) The Electric State has a budget of $320 million. Netflix’s most expensive film ever The Russo Brothers, of Avengers: Endgame and Citadel fame, are known for no half-measures. All their shows and films have been large-scale and mega-budget. They were the first to mount a $200-million film on Netflix with The Gray Man, and in 2025, they outdid themselves with The Electric State. The film, with a reported budget of $320 million (according to Deadline), is the most expensive Netflix original film …

The Electric State X Reviews: Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt starrer leaves netizens dismayed; ‘like AI slop’

The Electric State X Reviews: Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt starrer leaves netizens dismayed; ‘like AI slop’

The highly anticipated 2025 science fiction action-adventure film The Electric State was a bold venture into a dystopian future, helmed by the Russo brothers — Anthony and Joe Russo — known for their work on blockbuster hits like Avengers: Endgame (2019). With a hefty reported budget of $320 million, this adaptation of Simon Stalenhag’s illustrated 2018 novel was expected to be a cinematic masterpiece. However, reactions from netizens suggest that the film has failed to live up to its hype, leaving many disappointed. Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt starrer The Electric State Starring Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt, alongside an ensemble cast including Ke Huy Quan, Woody Harrelson, and Giancarlo Esposito, The Electric State was touted as a visually stunning and thought-provoking narrative. But critics have slammed it as a “soulless Netflix slop” that undermines the essence of Stalenhag’s original graphic novel. What the internet has to say The film’s transition from the illustrated pages of Stalenhag’s melancholic world to the silver screen seems to have fallen flat for many viewers. One user …

The Electric State Fails to Earn Fame Despite 320 Million USD Budget and High-Profile Cast Including Millie Bobbie Brown

The Electric State Fails to Earn Fame Despite 320 Million USD Budget and High-Profile Cast Including Millie Bobbie Brown

Netflix’s newest high-priced sci-fi, The Electric State, doesn’t measure up, even with a high-profile cast and blockbuster cred. The 320 million USD feature, directed by Joe and Anthony Russo and starring Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt, opened on March 14. It captured Netflix’s weekly No. 1 spot in just a few days, ranking No. 1 in 47 territories and reaching the Top 10 in 93 regions worldwide. The movie garnered 53.8 million hours of viewing, which amounts to 25.2 million views. But even with the initial figures, The Electric State seems to lag behind Netflix’s all-time highest-grossers. To put things into perspective, Red Notice earned 148.7 million hours in its opening week, while Don’t Look Up hit 111.03 million. The Russo brothers’ new project is only currently ranked 15th for first-week watchings — just ahead of Rebel Moon. The movie also faces a steep uphill battle in terms of scathing critical reception. It currently has a meager 15% critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes, with a majority deeming it visually stunning but without a dramatic …

What to watch on OTT: Be Happy, Muse, Moana 2 and others | Web-series News

What to watch on OTT: Be Happy, Muse, Moana 2 and others | Web-series News

What to watch on OTT: Abhishek Bachchan back as a devoted dad with Be Happy & Oscar-winner Pawel Pawlikowski’s new work Muse After pushing the envelope with Shoojit Sircar’s I Want To Talk, Abhishek Bachchan is back as a single dad who won’t give up. The Remo D’Souza-directed Be Happy celebrates the bond between a devoted single father, Shiv (Bachchan), and his spirited, quick-witted daughter, Dhara (Inayat Verma). Dhara dreams of performing on the stage of the country’s biggest dance reality show. When a crisis threatens to shatter that dream, Shiv is determined to keep his daughter’s hopes alive. The movie streaming from March 14 is available in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada. Moana 2JioHotstar The sequel to successful and popular Disney musical adventure drama, Moana 2 reunites Moana and Maui three years later for an expansive new voyage alongside a crew of unlikely seafarers. The film’s cast featuring Auliʻi Cravalho Dwayne Johnson emerged as one of the highest grossing movies of 2024 notwithstanding the mix reviews it received. The Electric StateNetflix Story continues …

Movie Review: Russo brothers’ sci-fi ‘The Electric State’ is big, ambitious and dull | Hollywood

Movie Review: Russo brothers’ sci-fi ‘The Electric State’ is big, ambitious and dull | Hollywood

If an algorithm designed a classic, big-screen spectacle for the small-screen age, “The Electric State” probably wouldn’t be too far off the mark. Movie Review: Russo brothers’ sci-fi ‘The Electric State’ is big, ambitious and dull This is an Amblin-inspired, big-budget adventure with dystopian, science-fiction wonder, nostalgic callbacks, well-liked stars and the directors behind some of the highest-earning movies of all time. In theory, it should work. A kid on a dangerous, cross-country journey with a robot that may or may not be her brother whom she thought was dead? A reluctant, jaded adult companion who’s quick with a one-liner? “The Electric State” should be some future Spielberg’s new favorite movie, the one that they’ll reference in their Oscars speech as the thing that made them want to make movies. And yet it’s lacking a spark and a soul that might distinguish it as memorable or special. Worse, considering everything it has going for it , “The Electric State” is kind of dull. “The Electric State” was loosely based on an illustrated novel by Simon …

Russo brothers believe ‘Electric State’ film feels like a Pixar movie | Hollywood

Russo brothers believe ‘Electric State’ film feels like a Pixar movie | Hollywood

By Rollo Ross and Danielle Broadway Russo brothers believe ‘Electric State’ film feels like a Pixar movie LOS ANGELES, – American filmmakers and brothers Anthony and Joe Russo, the directing team behind Marvel’s “Avengers: Infinity War” and “Avengers: Endgame,” aim to transport audiences to an alternate timeline in their film “The Electric State,” which begins streaming on Netflix on Friday. “The intention was to make a live-action Pixar movie,” Joe Russo told Reuters, referring to the animation studio. “We wanted that same tone and depth of storytelling, emotion, laughter, tears, you know, really wanted to bring as full an experience we could do a live-action movie but really trying to be as inspired as we could by Pixar,” he added. Set in an alternate 1997, the film introduces a world that has just ended a war against robots, which are now outlawed and put into a zone in the American Midwest. The film follows Michelle, played by Millie Bobby Brown, who has seemingly lost all her family members in a car crash. However, when a …

Millie Bobby Brown reflects on bidding goodbye to Stranger Things after a decade: ‘Really emotional’

Millie Bobby Brown reflects on bidding goodbye to Stranger Things after a decade: ‘Really emotional’

Mar 10, 2025 10:42 PM IST The kids of Hawkins have lived a million lives IRL in the decade it has taken to mount Stranger Things to completion. Millie Bobby Brown reflects Millie Bobby Brown is currently in the midst of a rather extensive press tour for her upcoming release along side Chris Pratt, The Electric State. The actor has maintained quite a candid demeanour throughout the series of interviews, but one thing that seems to still get her slightly choked up, is talking about Stranger Things. Millie was just a child when the first season of the uber successful show by the Duffer brothers aired back in July 2016. Between then and now, not only has Millie grown up, branching out into their own acting career, but also made a palpable presence in the beauty sector besides getting married to beau Jake Bongiovi. Millie Bobby Brown: Now and then Coming back to Stranger Things, it goes without saying, bidding goodbye to a show, the sets of which and the people in which have see …