LOS ANGELES — Following the negative reaction to Netflix blockbuster, The Electric State, directors Joe and Anthony Russo are now apologizing for the $320-million film as well as the recent price increase to Netflix subscriptions.
The Russo brothers addressed the public in a YouTube video released earlier today.
“When we set out to make this movie, we didn’t think of all the subscribers who could be harmed in the process,” Joe Russo said, donning an Avengers: Doomsday graphic tee. “From the bottom of our hearts, we are so sorry that your subscription is now $2 more expensive. I have lost sleep just thinking about all the hurt we have caused. Just know, if Tony [Anthony] and I could personally pay back $2 to every one of you, we would.”
At the time of this article, The Electric State had a Rotten Tomatoes score of 14%, the lowest for a Russo brother’s film. The Russo’s apology video goes on to cover their recent efforts to right so many wrongs.
“Movies adaptations are really hard when you don’t have an executive pulling all the strings and making all the creative decisions throughout the entire process,” Anthony Russo said, donning an “I’m with stupid” shirt pointing at his kid brother, Joe. “I am just glad that the studios have not given up on us, and we are getting another chance with Marvel. It was a gamble taking on The Electric State, but it is a gamble taking on any project that doesn’t feature Iron Man or White Captain America.”
Not everyone is ready to let the Russo Brothers off the hook. Netflix subscriber, and self-renowned penny pincher, Thomas Wells is not too happy with the recent price hike.
“You want $18 a month for ‘NothingFlix’,” Wells wrote on his blog, in response to the apology video. “I mean honestly, what am I missing if I cancel Netflix right now, another Russo crapfest? I can watch anything worth watching as long as it is on Hulu, Disney+, Max, Prime Video, Peacock, Apple TV+, or Paramount+. Those streamers are doing it right and not overpaying these artistic clowns.”
At press time, Wells had tweeted about his dismay discovering that Hulu, Disney+, Max, Prime Video, Peacock, Apple TV+, and Paramount had all also announced recent price increases to their subscriptions.
