The Russo Brothers' new Netflix blockbuster stars Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt, and… “But they retained that Disney-esque quality to keep them appealing and non-threatening to humans.
Millie Bobby Brown as Michelle
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Millie Bobby Brown or is itMillieBonnieBrown?
The role has scored her two Emmy nominations.
Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt in ‘The Electric State’.Credit:Netflix
In March 2025, the 21-year-old actress made headlines aftercriticizing the way her appearance is discussed in the media.
“I started in this industry when I was 10 years old.
“So she begins a cross-country road trip through the American West looking for her brother.
Millie Bobby Brown plays Michelle in ‘The Electric State’.Netflix; Patricia J. Garcinuno/Getty
They become partners in crime, so to speak.”
Brown told EW she loves the film’s ’90s aesthetics.
“I love the ’90s, so I was very excited,” she said.
Chris Pratt plays Keats in ‘The Electric State’.Netflix; Maya Dehlin Spach/WireImage
“I love the makeup, the hair, the style.
I am obsessed with it.”
Improvising with costar Pratt.
Ke Huy Quan plays Dr. Amherst in ‘The Electric State’.Netflix; Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty
“Itypically stick to the script,” she told us.
“So many times on set, we’d start the scene and just see where it would go.
Most days, I just laugh from start to finish.”
Giancarlo Esposito plays Colonel Bradbury in ‘The Electric State’.Netflix; LISA O’CONNOR/AFP via Getty
“It was wildly original…[and] so inventive, and so, so beautiful.
Most recently, he made avoice cameo in season 3 ofThe White Lotus.
He’ll next star in the long-anticipated sequel toZootopia(2016).
Stanley Tucci plays Ethan Skate in ‘The Electric State’.Netflix; Kate Green/Getty
Tucci is no stranger to the Russos, having previously appeared in their Amazon Prime spy seriesCitadel.
In fact, the brothers told EW that Tucci isone of their favorite actors of all time.
The movie is then very much about how all of these characters deal with that complication.”
Jason Alexander plays Ted in ‘The Electric State’.Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty
(Truly a travesty he never won.)
“He is not the warmest, fuzziest character in the world.
“He is part of the reason she starts off on her journey.
Alan Tudyk voices Cosmo in ‘The Electric State’.Netflix; Robin L Marshall/WireImage
She can’t stay where she is.”
Most recently, he contributed voices to Disney hitsWish(2023) andMoana 2(2024).
He’ll next star in James Gunn’s anticipatedSuperman.
Anthony Mackie voices Herman in ‘The Electric State’.Netflix; Amy Sussman/Getty
When we catch up with him, he’s one of Michelle’s closest companions.
“We wanted the character to be hard to access and decipher,” Anthony told theTimes.
“But we also had to have that robot be able to convey intention or emotion.”
Woody Harrelson voices Mr. Peanut in ‘The Electric State’.Netflix; Paul Morigi/Getty
In 2014, he debuted inCaptain America: The Winter Soldieras the MCU’s Sam Wilson, a.k.a.
“He’s the most intelligent, the most progressive, the most humane.
It’s a large-scale prison that covers several hundred square miles of the American Southwest.”
Brian Cox voices Popfly in ‘The Electric State’.Netflix; Jeff Spicer/Getty
Funny to cast an ornery Scot in that role, but, hey, we’re not complaining.
Slate plays Penny Pal, a robot thatTheNew York Timesdescribes as a"midcentury postal carrier.”
Upcoming roles include Edgar Wright’sThe Running Manand Steven Spielberg’sstill-unnamed sci-fi movie, which is slated for 2026.
Jenny Slate voices Penny Pal in ‘The Electric State’.Netflix; Alberto Rodriguez/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty
Domingo’s Wolfe is a robot aside from that, we know nothing else.
The Electric Statemight just make his dreams come true, though perhaps not in the way he intended.
Colman Domingo voices Wolfe in ‘The Electric State’.Gilbert Flores/GG2025/Penske Media via Getty
Rob Gronkowski voices Blitz in ‘The Electric State’.Gilbert Flores/Penske Media via Getty
