When Netflix set out to turn Simon Stålenhag’s graphic‑novel sidekick into a full‑size performer for The Electric State, it didn’t phone a VFX studio—it called UCLA. Professor Dennis Hong’s Robotics ...

The VFX supervisors deployed untraditional mo-cap with an ensemble team of performers and relied on mechanical ingenuity and expert animation to pull off their kitschy robots.

Director duo Joe and Anthony Russo’s newest movie The Electric State has now joined the best sci-fi movies on Netflix, following an orphaned teen’s quest to find her sibling in a twisted dystopian ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tony Bradley covers the intersection of tech and entertainment. The Electric State. Herman (voiced by Anthony Mackie) provides a ...