The Russo Brothers are back! After dabbling in sprawling crime saga territory with Cherry and getting stuck into the world of spies with The Gray Man, the men behind Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame are undertaking a road trip movie with a robot-shaped twist in The Electric State, a post apocalyptic sci-fi joint based on Simon Stålenhag's striking 2018 graphic novel. Boasting an all-star cast (Millie Bobby Brown! Chris Pratt! Giancarlo Esposito! Brian Cox!) and a compelling conceit — What if man and AI went to war in the 90s and turned America into a bot-strewn wasteland? — it looks like a welcome return to the Russos' genre roots. Check out the trailer below:

Set to a slowed down mix of Oasis' 'Champagne Supernova' and filled with quintessential post-apocalyptic imagery — dystopian headsets, rusting robots, spontaneous fire pits, deserted frontier-looking towns — The Electric State bears all the hallmarks of a classic 80s, Amblinesque romp,...