As stars like Lily-Rose Depp, Maya Hawke, Jaden Smith, and more stepped into the industry, the debate surrounding nepotism took a vicious turn. The general audience that majorly finds itself away from the opulence of Tinsel Town could not digest the fact and strongly relented against it. Star kids were not the only ones under scrutiny, as those without a famous background whose acting range only equaled from A to B were also condemned, as talent emerged as the only savior. Millie Bobby Brown surprisingly found herself serving as common ground in the midst of this kerfuffle.

At a time when Millie Bobby Brown was yet to be labeled an acting tour de force and was admittedly struggling to find gigs, a tweet by Stephen King emerged as the hand of God.

How did Stephen King make Millie Bobby Brown a star?

The days where every passing thought, or at least those considered noteworthy, are almost extinct as the bar for what can be considered a worthy thought gets lowered and is instead typed as a tweet. However, Stephen King and his opinions about Netflix’s Stranger Things are not among them. The ‘King’ of the horror genre, as he is called, is known for being an avid fan of the series. However, his connection to the world with the Upside Down dates way back.

And to no one’s surprise, it has something to do with Eleven. Or Millie Bobby Brown, to be more specific. In 2014, after getting a taste of her performance in Intruders, King did the Lord’s bidding as he gave her a shoutout on Twitter.

Millie Bobby Brown established in the public domain very early on that her journey to stardom had been an uphill battle. To fortify her statements is the fact that the Duffer Brothers themselves have confessed to auditioning over a hundred boys and girls to come upon their Eleven and Hawkins gang.

While there is no denying Brown’s splendid acting prowess, for Netflix to trust her as the kryptonite of the series, she needed more than just talent. The Florence by Mills creator was not a descendant of a hailed Hollywood actor, but she did get praised by one of its greatest writers. However, the performance that garnered the praise is often forgotten.

When did the Stranger Things actress work in Intruders?

In 2014, Glen Morgan invited the world to witness his paranormal mystery extravaganza. Based on Michael Marshall Smith’s The Intruders, it starred Millie Bobby Brown in the role of Marcus Fox. More specifically, Marcus Fox, the serial killer in the body of a little girl. This is how the young actress ticked the ‘nailing a double roll’ box very early on in her career.

It is clear through her performance in Intruders where the 19-year-old finessed her ability to work with special effects. Somewhere in her seamless transitions from channeling a vengeful serial killer to an innocent girl, Netflix found the courage to invest a budget of $6 million per episode in Stranger Things Season 1.

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