by Jeremy Fuscaldo
Two decades ago, Joe and Anthony Russo were simply known for directing episodes of Arrested Development and Dan Harmon’s Community. Since the success of Captain America: The Winter Soldier, they’ve become much more well-known, directing MCU films Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame.
These films highlight the Russo brothers’ greatest strength as filmmakers: their integration of ensemble casts. They’ll soon return to the MCU to helm Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars.
In the interim, they have been hard at work helming films, shows, and other projects through their independent company, AGBO, which was founded back in 2016 (and responsible for co-producing Everything Everywhere All At Once). The company’s latest feature film, and the Russo brothers’ newest directorial endeavor is the Netflix-exclusive The Electric State.
Based on the 2018 graphic novel of the same name by Simon Stålenhag, The Electric State is a sci-fi adventure comedy that follows a …