We should remember that Russo makes it clear this will be a "loose" adaptation and that's to be expected. The MCU is already full of films based on specific comic book storylines - "Civil War," "Age of Ultron," "Infinity War" - whose content veered wildly away from the source material.

American filmmakers and brothers Anthony and Joe Russo, the directing team behind Marvel’s “Avengers: Infinity War” and “Avengers: Endgame,” aim to transport audiences to an alternate timeline in their film “The Electric State,

The Russo brothers bring Simon Stålenhag's illustrated novel “The Electric State” to life in the new big budget Netflix film.

One Twitter user noted that all of the Best Picture winners of the last 10 years combined still have a lower budget than The Electric State. The Russo brothers' new Netflix movie boasts a budget of $320 million, with all 10 movies making up just 69% of that budget (and we did double-check the math).

This crime caper starring William H. Macy, Sam Rockwell, Patricia Clarkson, and many more has its moments, but it feels more formulaic than not, especially released in an era dominated by another pair of filmmaking brothers, Joel and Ethan Coen.

The Electric State movie by the Russo Brothers is critically panned, with 21% on Rotten Tomatoes and 32% on Metacritic. The Russo Brothers' track record outside Marvel is underwhelming, with recent flops like Cherry, The Gray Man, and Citadel.

The Electric State is Netflix's most expensive movie to date, but have the Russo Brothers recaptured their Avengers blockbuster magic?

The Russo Brothers new Netflix movie The Electric State is full of slick visuals, but the film itself is intellectually dull and loaded with unfunny jokes.

The Russo brothers might be busy working on the upcoming Avengers movies right now, but before that, they return to the realm of high-concept science fiction (they were also producers on 2022’s Everything Everywhere All at Once) with The Electric State,