Stranger Things Creators Shut Down Million-Dollar Millie Bobby Brown Spinoff Rumor
Stranger Things creators, the Duffer brothers, recently addressed the rumors of an Eleven spin-off movie and Millie Bobby Brown's alleged decline of the leading role.
As Stranger Things enters filming of its much-awaited fifth and final season this summer, two media outlets, The Daily Mail and The Sun, had recently circulated rumors that Brown declined the potential project, citing the star’s ardent rejection of a 7-figure paycheck to reprise her famous role in a feature film format. Brown has often spoken about retiring from the role, and a desire to hand off the reigns to other actors for Stranger Things spinoffs.
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Matt and Ross Duffer have often admitted to talking about spin-offs and ways to keep the Stranger Things universe alive after its long tenure as one of Netflix's most popular shows. According to the show’s writer room Twitter account, however, a spin-off with Eleven at the center starring Brown was never on the table. They responded to the Daily Mail's story on Twitter, writing, “Yeah there’s nothing in this article that is true.”
As noted by The A.V Club, an Eleven-focused spin-off would be a strange choice, given how much of the original Stranger Things series is essentially Eleven's story. Likely, all audiences need for Eleven’s narrative they will probably get in the fifth and final season, which will, hopefully, give fans some much-needed closure after nearly a decade of storytelling. Regardless, as previously mentioned, Brown has expressed interest in stepping away from the role once Stranger Things is complete.
While rumors swirl about potential Stranger Things spin-offs devoted to other characters, the Duffers suggested not jumping the gun.The two
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