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The Current War is the epic story of the cutthroat competition between the greatest inventors of the industrial age over whose electrical system would power the new century. Backed by JP Morgan, Thomas Edison (Benedict Cumberbatch) dazzles the world by lighting Manhattan. But George Westinghouse (Michael Shannon), aided by Nikola Tesla (Nicholas Hoult), has seen fatal flaws in Edison’s direct current design.
Igniting a war of currents, Westinghouse and Tesla bet everything on risky and dangerous alternating current…
The Current War is released in the UK on July 26th, but it’s a film which has been knocking around since 2017, ever since it was shown off at a number of festivals, and I can’t see why it’s taking so long to get released since it looks pretty good based on this trailer…. and you can’t beat a bit of BenCum!
Director: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Writer: Michael Mitnick
Also stars: Tom Holland, Katherine Waterston, Matthew Macfadyen, Tuppence Middleton
Check out the trailer below:
Previously on DVDfever:
September 10th 2017:
The Current War brings Benedict Cumberbatch to the screen as yet another genius, after Alan Turing and Doctor Strange, as this time he plays Thomas Edison.
Together, with Michael Shannon as George Westinghouse, the film tells the epic story of the cutthroat competition between the greatest inventors of the industrial age over whose electrical system would power the new century. Backed by JP Morgan (Matthew Macfadyen), Edison dazzles the world by lighting Manhattan.
However, Westinghouse, aided by Nikola Tesla (Nicholas Hoult), has seen fatal flaws in Edison’s direct current design. Igniting a war of currents, Westinghouse and Tesla bet everything on risky and dangerous alternating current.
The Current War is clearly aiming for Oscar/BAFTA territory, with a mostly-stellar cast and a release date of January 5th, 2018.
Director: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl)
Screenplay: Michael Mitnick
Also stars: Katherine Waterston, Tom Holland, Tuppence Middleton, Damien Molony, Tom Bell, Tom Sweet
Check out the trailer below and click on the poster for the full-size image:
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