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Edison. Westinghouse. Tesla.

Amy Renner Amy Renner

Feb. 17, 2020

The Current War - Director's Cut

Release Date: Friday, October 25, 2019 Limited Friday, October 11, 2019 Expansion

Benedict Cumberbatch, Nicholas Hoult, Michael Shannon, Matthew Macfadyen, Tom Holland, Katherine Waterston, Tuppence Middleton, Adam Sidman, Timur Bekmambetov, Ann Ruark, Martin Scorsese, Basil Iwanyk, Steve Zaillian, Steven Zaillian, Garrett Basch, Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, Michael Mitnick, Michele Wolkoff, Adam Ackland

Three brilliant visionaries set off in a charged battle for the future in The Current War, the epic story of the cutthroat competition that literally lit up the modern world.

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Three brilliant visionaries set off in a charged battle for the future in The Current War, the epic story of the cutthroat competition that literally lit up the modern world.

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot
Benedict Cumberbatch is Thomas Edison, the celebrity inventor on the verge of bringing electricity to Manhattan with his radical new DC technology. On the eve of triumph, his plans are upended by charismatic businessman George Westinghouse (Michael Shannon), who believes he and his partner, the upstart genius Nikolai Tesla (Nicholas Hoult), have a superior idea for how to rapidly electrify America: with AC current. As Edison and Westinghouse grapple for who will power the nation, they spark one of the first and greatest corporate feuds in American history, establishing for future Titans of Industry the need to break all the rules.
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Crew Behind the Film

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The film's director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon last directed Me and Earl and the Dying Girl and The Town that Dreaded Sundown. The film's writer Michael Mitnick last wrote The Incredible Book Eating Boy and Lily and the Octopus.

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Producers
Garrett Basch
Timur Bekmambetov
Basil Iwanyk
Steve Zaillian
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Additional Information

MPA Rating
PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for some violent content and thematic elements
Runtime
N/A
Tagline
Edison. Westinghouse. Tesla.
Also known as
Thomas Edison Biopic

Language
English

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Key Facts

  • Based on the epic story of Thomas Edison, George Westinghouse, and Nikola Tesla.

Production Updates

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production.

Production

The film was tagged as Production.

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production. Eyeing an early December 2016 shoot for the film.

Development

The film was tagged as Development.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

The Current War - Director's Cut was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, October 25, 2019. There were 11 other movies released on the same date, including Black and Blue, Countdown and Paradise Hills. As a limited release, The Current War - Director's Cut was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.



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