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The Electric State Lands Director Andy Muschietti

The Electric State heads to the big screen with It director Andy Muschietti at the helm.

By Ryan Leston 15th December 2017

The Electric State is heading to the big screen.

According to Deadline, the Russo Brothers have bought the rights to The Electric State – an illustrated novel by Simon Stålenhag … and they’ve already nabbed Andy Muschietti for the director’s chair.

“Russo Brothers Studio has just won a heated bidding war for The Electric State, an illustrated novel from Simon Stålenhag,” they revealed. “Andy Muschietti, who directed one of the year’s biggest hits with It, is negotiating to direct the film.”

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Andy Muschietti will reportedly produce the film alongside Barbara Muschietti as well as Russo Brother Studio principals, Joe and Anthony Russo. Mike Larocca will be executive producer on the project.

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“At least four studios made offers and numerous producers and directors chased it.”

What is The Electric State?

A novel by Simon Stålenhag, it’s set in a low-tech, apocalyptic version of the American West… and sounds like an absolutely fascinating place full of drones and discarded tech.

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Here’s the original novel’s synopsis:

“In late 1997, a runaway teenager and her yellow toy robot travel west through a strange USA, where the ruins of gigantic battle drones litter the countryside heaped together with the discarded trash of a high tech consumerist society in decline. As their car approaches the edge of the continent, the world outside the window seems to be unravelling ever faster as if somewhere beyond the horizon, the hollow core of civilization has finally caved in.”

How will that translate to the big screen?

For now, we’ll have to wait and see. But it’s an interesting project.

Related Topics: Movie NewsAndy Muschietti, Russo Brothers, Sci-Fi, The Electric State

About Ryan Leston

Ryan Leston is the Founder and Editor of Screen Jolt. He's a big movie nerd from Cardiff who loves all things Star Wars. His favourite Star Wars film is The Empire Strikes Back and he still wants to be Han Solo when he grows up.

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