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target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Millie Bobby Brown<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/chris-pratt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chris Pratt<\/a>, but fans of the original novel have ripped apart the movie\u2019s final trailer.<\/p>\n<p>Following the trailer dropping on Monday, people have accused the sci-fi <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/comedy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">comedy<\/a> action film of \u2018butchering\u2019 the source material, after being left baffled by the teaser.<\/p>\n<p>The streamer has <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/08\/31\/upcoming-netflix-movie-took-7-years-and-320-000-000-make-21525649\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">spent a reported $320million (\u00a3266m) on the movie<\/a>, directed by Joe and Anthony Russo, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/marvel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Marvel<\/a> filmmakers having worked for over seven years to bring their version of the story to the screen.<\/p>\n<p>New footage shows <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/03\/04\/mortified-matt-lucas-apologises-millie-bobby-brown-little-britain-comparison-22663283\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stranger Things star Brown, 21<\/a>, as Michelle, <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/10\/18\/millie-bobby-brown-reveals-surprising-phase-missed-a-teenager-21824429\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">an orphaned teenager<\/a>, teaming up with Chris Pratt\u2019s drifter Keats on a mission to find her missing younger brother in the dangerous \u2018exclusion zone\u2019 following a robot war in the film\u2019s retro-futuristic take on the 90s.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We have a chance to tear their whole sick system down,\u2019 she\u2019s heard saying, as she urges humans and bots to \u2018fight together against the real enemy\u2019, and their motely crew is seen squaring up to fight as Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch\u2019s Good Vibrations is heard blaring out of a speaker system.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n\t\t\t\tGet personalised updates on all things Netflix\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p> Wake up to find news on your TV shows in your inbox every morning with Metro’s TV Newsletter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/newsletters\/tv-newsletter\/?ito=tv-article&signup-source=tv-article-link\">Sign up to our newsletter<\/a> and then select your show in the link we’ll send you so we can get TV news tailored to you.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u2018Hey, The Electric State is also the name of a beautifully haunting story about societal collapse, emerging technological sentience, and what it means to be human in a world where humanity is steadily losing its humanity. I would love to see that book made into a movie too someday!\u2019 commented @FreelancerLA under the trailer on YouTube.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"270\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22671083 lazyload\" alt=\"The Electric State. (L to R) Michelle (Millie Bobby Brown) , Cosmo (voiced by Alan Tudyk), Keats (Chris Pratt) and Herman (voiced by Anthony Mackie) in The Electric State. ???\/?? 2024 Netflix. Used with permission\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SEI_242595358-a19a-e1741172445532.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>The Electric Sate, starring Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt, has been rinsed by fans of the film’s source material after its final trailer dropped (Picture: Netflix)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018We Didn’t Understand Our Source Martial: The Movie,\u2019 added @RFever, while @Teeebug complained: \u2018Did these guys even read the book or did they just look at some cool pictures and thought [sic] hey let\u2019s make this a movie!\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Why did they even buy the rights to the book to turn it into this?\u2019 asked @Chief_Tanuki, as @mumnik sniped: \u2018That moment when you expect a shot of melancholy and decay but get another Marvel movie.\u2019<\/p>\n<section class=\"metro-comment-cta\">\n<div class=\"metro-comment-cta__inner\"><span class=\"metro-comment-cta__text-wrap\"><title>Comment now<\/title><span class=\"metro-comment-cta__text\">Are you looking forward to seeing The Electric State?<\/span><\/span><a class=\"metro-comment-cta__button\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\">Comment Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u2018And what are three words you would use to describe the general feeling of The Electric State? Literally everyone who read it: Haunting. Lonely. Introspective. Russo Brothers: Jokes! Action! Chris Pratt!\u2019 quipped @mispeld2, while @KiafryKyle shared: \u2018This looks like one of the most blatantly tone-deaf, commercialised and artistically shallow adaptations I’ve ever seen.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018A book that is a gradual, haunting meditation on our growing meshing with technology and societal collapse is turned into this travesty,\u2019 objected one passionate fan of Simon St\u00e5lenhag’s original graphic novel.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"271\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22671919 lazyload\" alt=\"The Electric State. (L to R) Herman (voiced by Anthony Mackie), PopFly (voiced by Brian Cox), Mr. Peanut (voiced by Woody Harrelson), Michelle (Millie Bobby Brown), Penny Pal (voiced by Jenny Slate) and Keats (Chris Pratt) in The Electric State. ???\/?? 2024 Netflix. Used with permission\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SEI_242605062-448c.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Fans have claimed the movie looks ‘artistically shallow’ and like ‘a bad joke’ (Picture: Netflix)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018Why butcher something this unique over and over again? There\u2019s a huge market for contemplative movies and complex sci-fi,\u2019 added @Severian1.<\/p>\n<p>Another user, @EvanSquaredson, identified themselves as a huge fan of both the Russo brothers and St\u00e5lenhag but described the trailer as \u2018profoundly false and glib, a bad joke\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Honestly, I wish both the Russo Brothers and St\u00e5lenhag great success at everything they do, but I also wish the two had never met, based on this.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>On the publisher\u2019s website, St\u00e5lenhag\u2019s graphic novel, set in 1997, is described as \u2018Stranger Things meets On the Road\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>However, Netflix is likely to have great hopes for The Electric State as the Russos helmed one of the streamer\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/06\/05\/bland-netflix-film-left-critics-cold-becomes-unlikely-top-film-2024-20974245\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong> most-watched films of all time <\/strong><\/a>in <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2022\/07\/20\/the-gray-man-review-ryan-goslings-200000000-netflix-snooze-fest-17026378\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Gray Man in 2022<\/strong><\/a>. It\u2019s currently seventh on the overall list of Netflix\u2019s most popular films with 139.3m views in its first 91 days, and a sequel since announced.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"270\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22671073 lazyload\" alt=\"The Electric State. (L to R) Colonel Bradbury (Giancarlo Esposito) and Ethan Skate (Stanley Tucci) in The Electric State. ???\/?? 2024 Netflix. Used with permission\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SEI_242595519-b7e9-e1741172421947.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>The film boasts a star-studded supporting cast, including Ke Huy Quan, Giancarlo Esposito and Stanley Tucci (pictured) (Picture: Netflix)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Star Millie Bobby Brown\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/06\/05\/bland-netflix-film-left-critics-cold-becomes-unlikely-top-film-2024-20974245\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">last Netflix film Damsel<\/a> is also just below The Gray Man on that list, having been watched 138m times in its first three months.<\/p>\n<p>Brown and Pratt are also joined by a star-studded cast for The Electric State, including Oscar-winner Ke Huy Quan, <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/stanley-tucci\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stanley Tucci<\/a>, Jason Alexander and <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/05\/18\/megalopolis-star-struggled-understand-coppolas-crazy-new-film-20865078\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Megalopolis star Giancarlo Esposito<\/strong><\/a>, as well as the voice talents of <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/anthony-mackie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Anthony Mackie<\/a>, Brian Cox, Woody Harrelson and Jenny Slate.<\/p>\n<p>Many fans are excited to see the film still too, with @chrishitchen3503 commenting, \u2018As a huge fan of the book I can’t wait to see it,\u2019 while @vincentecastro7148 added: \u2018Can\u2019t wait.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The Electric State is released on Netflix on Friday, March 14.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Got a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\">Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/submit-stuff\/\">Submit Stuff<\/a> page – we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{“@context”:”https:\/\/schema.org”,”@type”:”VideoObject”,”name”:”Metro.co.uk”,”duration”:”T1M57S”,”thumbnailUrl”:”https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/03\/03\/15\/95785065-0-image-a-10_1741014640969.jpg”,”uploadDate”:”2025-03-03T15:11:44+0000″,”description”:”Starring Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt, and directed by the Russo Brothers, The Electric State arrives on Netflix March 14.”,”contentUrl”:”https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2025\/03\/03\/3565731298819132960\/480x270_MP4_3565731298819132960.mp4″,”height”:270,”width”:480} To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page window.addEventListener(‘metroVideo:relatedVideosCarouselLoaded’, function(data) { if (typeof(data.detail) === ‘undefined’ || typeof(data.detail.carousel) === ‘undefined’ || typeof(data.detail.carousel.el_) === ‘undefined’) { return; 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