Millie Bobby Brown Says ‘Stranger Things’ Is ‘Preventing Me From Creating Stories I’m Passionate About,’ Recalls Adults Slamming Her as ‘Stupid’ During Press Tours

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Zack Sharf Digital News Director Millie Bobby Brown told Glamour magazine (in an interview conducted before the SAG-AFTRA strike began) that she will not mourn the end of “Stranger Things,” which is set to film its fifth and final season once the strike is resolved. “When you’re ready, you’re like, ‘All right, let’s do this.

Let’s tackle this last senior year. Let’s get out of here,’” Brown said. “’Stranger Things’ takes up a lot of time to film and it’s preventing me from creating stories that I’m passionate about.

So I’m ready to say, ‘Thank you, and goodbye.’” Brown noted that starring as Eleven in “Stranger Things” has given her “the tools and the resources to be a better actor,” adding, “When it ends, I’m going to be able to still see these people.” These comments echo similar ones Brown made to Women’s Wear Daily in August, where she said she was ready for “Stranger Things” to end. “I think I’m ready,” Brown said then. “It’s been such a huge factor in part of my life, but it’s like graduating high school, it’s like senior year.

You’re ready to go and blossom and flourish and you’re grateful for the time you’ve had, but it’s time to create your own message and live your own life.” One of her biggest non-“Stranger Things” projects on the horizon is “The Electric State,” a post-apocalyptic tentpole from the Russo Brothers co-starring Chris Pratt.