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    Watch: Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt go on retro-futuristic adventure in 'The Electric State'

    By Jessica Inman,

    11 hours ago

    Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Netflix is previewing The El ectric State, a retro-futuristic film that follows Millie Bobby Brown 's quest to find her younger brother after a robot uprising.

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    Millie Bobby Brown, pictured at Netflix's premiere of "Damsel" in March, portrays Michelle in "The Electric State." File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

    Brown portrays Michelle, who traverses the "robot-ravaged US, accompanied by a mysterious toy robot and a roguish smuggler ( Chris Pratt )," an official description reads.

    The film was inspired by the graphic novel written by Simon Stålenhag, and is set "in an alternate version of the '90s."

    In the trailer , Michelle describes the war's impact.

    "Right now, all of us have something in common," she says. "We all lost something after the rebellion. Robots lost their freedom, humans lost connection with each other, and I lost everyone I loved... Or so I thought."

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    (L-R) Anthony Russo and Joe Russo attend the "Citadel" premiere in 2023. The duo is directing Netflix's upcoming retro-futuristic film "The Electric State." File Photo by Greg Grudt/UPI

    The film was directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, the brothers behind Avengers: Infinity War , starring Pratt, and Avengers: Endgame .

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    Ke Huy Quan, pictured at the premiere of the animated "Kung Fu Panda 4" on March 3, will also star in "The Electric State." File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

    "We grew up on a steady diet of science-fiction and fantasy. And so our brains are always [there]," Joe Russo told Netflix's Tudum . "Our creative ethos is always attracted to these big, fantastical ideas that can present really interesting themes but also be highly entertaining at the same time."

    Ke Huy Quan ( Everything Everywhere All at Once ), Stanley Tucci ( Julie & Julia ), Jason Alexander ( Seinfeld ), Giancarlo Esposito ( Breaking Bad ) and Woody Norman ( The Last Voyage of Demeter ) also star.

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    Stanley Tucci, pictured at the premiere of Prime Video's "Citadel" in 2023, also joins the cast of "The Electric State." File Photo by Greg Grudt/UPI

    Woody Harrelson ( Zombieland ), Anthony Mackie ( Captain America: The Winter Soldier ), Brian Cox ( Succession ) and Jenny Slate ( Obvious Child ) voice the robots.

    The film premieres Mar. 14 on Netflix.

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