The Current War is a 2017 American historical drama film inspired by the 19th-century competition between Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse over which electric power delivery system would be used in the United States. Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, written by Michael Mitnick, and executive produced by Martin Scorsese and Steven Zaillian, the film stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Edison, Michael Shannon as Westinghouse, Nicholas Hoult as Nikola Tesla, and Tom Holland as Samuel Insull, alongside Katherine Waterston, Tuppence Middleton, Matthew Macfadyen and Damien Molony. Announced in May 2012, Gomez-Rejon was confirmed in September 2015. Cumberbatch, Shannon, and Hoult joined the cast by October 2016, and filming began in England that December. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2017.
| Director | Alfonso Gomez-Rejon |
| Produced by | Timur Bekmambetov, Basil Iwanyk, Harvey Weinstein |
| Writer(s) | Michael Mitnick |
| Starring | Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Shannon, Nicholas Hoult, Katherine Waterston, Tom Holland, Tuppence Middleton, Matthew Macfadyen |
| Music | Volker Bertelmann &, Dustin O'Halloran (2017), Danny Bensi &, Saunder Jurriaans (2019) |
| Cinematography | Chung-hoon Chung |
| Edited by | David Trachtenberg, Justin Krohn |
| Production, company | Bazelevs Company, Film Rites, Thunder Road Pictures, Fourth Floor Productions, Lantern Entertainment, The Weinstein Company |
| Distributed by | 101 Studios, (United States), Lantern Entertainment, (International) |
| Released | September 9, 2017 (TIFF), October 25, 2019 (United States) |
| Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $30 million |
| Box office | $12.3 million |
About The Current War
Biographical drama documenting the race between Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse to figure out whose electrical system would power the modern world. It was directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon.
Achievement of The Current War
After premiering at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival, the movie was going to be distributed by The Weinstein Company. It was shelved and sold off following the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse allegations before being bought by Lantern Entertainment.
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Cultural depictions of Thomas Edison.. Cultural depictions of Nikola Tesla.. Films shot in East Sussex.. Films shot in Northumberland.. Films directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon.. Films set in Massachusetts.. Films set in Chicago.
Latest information about The Current War updated on July 28 2021.
