Netflix lands Russo Brothers' film 'The Electric State'

The movie was previously set up at Universal Pictures, which eventually passed up the deal due to budget issues. The new budget is more than USD 200 million

Joe and Anthony Russo's next directing venture "The Electric Slate", starring Millie Bobby Brown, has found a home at streaming platform Netflix.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the development comes after nearly half a year of negotiations.

The movie was previously set up at Universal Pictures, which eventually passed up the deal due to budget issues. The new budget is more than USD 200 million, said sources.

"The Electric Slate", based on the acclaimed 2018 graphic novel by Simon Stalenhag of "Tales from the Loop" fame, is a reunion of sorts.

This marks the second big-budget collaboration of the Russo Brothers, known for Marvel Studios blockbusters "Avengers: Infinity War" and "Avengers: Endgame", with the streamer following "The Gray Man", the action movie which premieres in July.

Brown, the star of Netflix's "Stranger Things" series and "Enola Holmes" film franchise, will headline "The Electric Slate", with Chris Pratt, who featured in the Russos' Avengers films, in talks to join her.

Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, whose credits include "The Gray Man" and the "Avengers" movies, will adapt Stalenhag's novel for screen.