Yet Another Millie Bobby Brown Netflix Project Pushed for Delays as ‘Stranger Things’ Star Continues Shooting for Finale

Published 05/20/2024, 9:42 PM EDT

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In just a few short years, Millie Bobby Brown has gone from a relatively unknown child actress to a bona fide Hollywood superstar. Her explosive debut as Eleven in Netflix's Stranger Things catapulted her to international fame, and she has been making waves in the entertainment industry ever since. At just 19, she is already a seasoned pro, with Damsel being her latest flick to serve the fans her versatility. However, that was not all fans were getting for 2024.

Sold to the actress in 2020, another big project for Netflix was already slated for Brown that was awaiting a 2024 release. However, the wait goes on and on owing to her shooting of the Stranger Things finale.

Which Millie Bobby Brown project has been delayed now?

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As reported by What's On Netflix, the whereabouts of the upcoming Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt, The Electric State movie have clearly indicated that the filming has taken another setback. Dropping off from this year's roster list, the movie named has been pushed further back to 2025. Although the report suggests that the filming was concluded back in 2023, reshoots for the $200 million movie have not been wrapped up yet. 

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Best known for their most celebrated works like Avengers: Endgame and Avengers: Infinity War, the dynamic duo, Russo Brothers, are behind this Millie Bobby Brown project. Not only are they directing, but are also behind the production company AGBO. The masterminds are vested with three more simultaneous projects for Netflix, Extraction 3, Past Midnight, and The Gray Man 2.

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Needless to say, being stretched across four movies at a time has thereby led to a natural delay in work as reported. The idea of the movie, however, dates back to 2017. 

A look into the movie's origin

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The book by Simon Stålenhag that The Electric State is based on was first released in the year 2017. It was in the same year that the Russo Brothers bagged the timing right for its filming starring one of its staples and a Hollywood A-Lister. However, it first went to Universal Studios before landing with the American streamer. As it eyed for a theatrical release, Netflix took over the project in 2022, thus adding another Millie Bobby Brown project to its shelf. 

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Although it does not have a release date at the moment, the movie is at least set to land on our screens in 2025. The news of the delay comes amidst fans being already impatient for their much-beloved franchise’s final strike, Stranger Things. Having been pushed back for the writer's strike back in 2023, season 6 of the Netflix blockbuster is also set for a 2025 release. This means that 2025 might see not one but two releases for Brown. 

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Shraddha Suman

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Shraddha Das is a Content Lead and the Sub Group Head at Netflix Junkie. Captivated by the power of storytelling and the written word at a young age, which led her to pursue a career in journalism at the Esteemed KIIT School of Journalism and Mass Communication, in Orissa. She has over 1500 articles to her name.

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