If you watched the movie called electric wars in 2017, the movie exactly answers this question. Two years ago at the toronto international film festival, a movie about thomas edison, george westinghouse, nikola tesla and, for a climax, the. With jack byrd, nicky connery, brandyn graves, matt oboyle. The war of the currents, sometimes called battle of the currents, was a series of events surrounding the introduction of competing electric power transmission systems in the late 1880s and early 1890s. The real history that inspired the movie the current war time. Since my teens ive been fascinated by nicola tesla, and all his amazing discoveries, and the even more amazing discoveries that have not been realized. It grew out of two lighting systems developed in the late 1870s and early 1880s. Jul 16, 2019 the current war, a film based on the true story of the race between thomas edison and nikola tesla to light up new york city, starring benedict cumberbatch, is coming to the big screen in 2019 after an unusual delay. Electricity battle between edison and tesla comes to life in. We meet nikola tesla nicholas hoult, underused, as is katherine waterston as westinghouses wife, marguerite, j. The real story behind the current war, about edison. Oct 24, 2019 nikola tesla nicholas hoult in the current war 2017 as well as documenting their fierce rivalry, the the current war also follows closely the personal lives of edison and westinghouse, which helps to soften the tone of combative rivalry in the movie.
I really hope this movie makes edison out to be the shitty person that he actually was. Benedict cumberbatch plays thomas edison in the new. With benedict cumberbatch, oliver powell, katherine waterston, nancy crane. The film would finally be shown in movie theaters in europe in july 2019 and. At the end of the 1800s, tesla and edisons paths crossed, and tesla started working for. Their conflict is the subject of the current war, a coming movie starring benedict cumberbatch as edison. The concepts of tesla and edison intersected with the continuous and the alternating currents. Benedict cumberbatch as thomas edison stars in brand new. The current war 2017 directed by alfonso gomezrejon.
Edison, the iconic inventor of the light bulb, the phonograph and the moving picture and tesla, whose inventions have enabled modernday power and mass communication systems, waged a war of currents in the 1880s over whose electrical system would power the. Want to be notified of all the latest movie trailers. Nikola tesla is a fascinating person who was way ahead of his time and this is what should be considered when watching the movie. Hoults tesla seems peripheral, an afterthought, and the movies fourth star tom holland, as edisons assistant, samuel insull gets his big scene too late for his character to. In 1880, tesla moved to budapest, where he worked at the telegraph office. A kind man who shared his knowledge without the want for money and power was pushed aside by greed, jealousy edison, and ignorance. Jun 15, 2017 the secret of nikola tesla is a theatrical motion picture drama that tells the true story about the life and mind of a scientific superman who, against all odds, changed the world forever with. The movie premiered at the toronto film festival in 2017 but was one of several completed films that found itself dropped from. Westinghouse, down to the wire the film, which follows the race to bring electricity to american cities, stars benedict cumberbatch and michael shannon. Tesla set about improving line of dynamos while working in edison s lab in new jersey. It is the essential source of information and ideas that make sense of a world in constant transformation. Benedict cumberbatchs thomas edison film the current war.
A freewheeling take on visionary inventor nikola tesla, his interactions with thomas edison and j. While tesla was involved in alternating current, edison conducted his studies on direct current. Benedict cumberbatchs thomas edison lights up the current war trailer. On the face of it, the similarities between elon musk and thomas edison are not hard to see.
The current war directors cut was released in 2019 on friday, october 25, 2019 in limited movie theaters. The current war, is all about the famous battle of the bulb between two 19th century scientists, thomas edison and nikola tesla. Christian bale and nicolas cage in talks to play nikola tesla and thomas edison for director mike newell in tesla. Tesla will spend the next 59 years of his productive life living in new york. Jun 26, 2019 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. Young nikola tesla came to the united states in 1884. Christian bale and nicolas cage in talks for nikola tesla. According to a report by the verge, the movie will focus on a really intriguing story. A captivating guide to the war of the currents and the life of nikola tesla and thomas edison by captivating history feb 19, 2018 4. The current war 2017 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Weve all read about the great scientists and inventors in our school textbooks.
Benedict cumberbatch plays thomas edison in the new trailer. American entrepreneur and engineer george westinghouse introduced a rival acbased power distribution network in 1886. Nikola tesla is a pop culture battle the current war, a new movie, and edison, a new biography, resurrect the battle between thomas edison and nikola tesla. The current war is a 2017 american historical drama film inspired by the 19thcentury competition between thomas edison and george westinghouse over which electric power delivery system would be used in the united states often referred to as the war of the currents. Oct 25, 2019 the threeway rivalry between the inventors is the premise of the current war a movie that has its own dramatic back story, starring benedict cumberbatch as edison, nicholas hoult as tesla and.
Westinghouse and tesla as well and their battle to get electricity across the country and which current was best for. Nov 19, 2017 the concepts of tesla and edison intersected with the continuous and the alternating currents. Jul 10, 2017 born on july 10, 1856, nikola tesla went to the united states in 1884 and briefly worked with thomas edison before the two parted ways. Edison vs tesla movie coming this fall tesla motors club. Now playing benedict cumberbatch is thomas edison, the celebrity inventor on the verge of bringing electricity to manhattan with his radical.
Unable to interest anyone in europe in promoting this radical device tesla accepted an offer to work for thomas edison in new york. In 1885, tesla told edison he could improve edisons inefficient motor and generators. A feature film biopic based on nikola tesla, the inventor who changed the way we viewed the world forever. Gomezrejon wants audiences to see the world as differently as his characters do, but this is a movie best enjoyed with eyes closed ironic, given edison s passingly mentioned partial deafness. Those are just few examples of how ruthless and dickish the father of electricity was and would certainly result in a fascinating movie. Why elon musk named his electric car tesla the seattle times. A movie that features a fantastic cat including michael shannon, benedict cumberbatch and tom holland and tells the story of edison vs. The current war nikola tesla vs thomas edison part 2 youtube. There were 11 other movies released on the same date, including countdown, black and blue and paradise hills. Topics movies thomas edison nikola tesla wired is where tomorrow is realized. While the trailer shows benedict cumberbatch as edison, nicholas hoult will be seen as tesla, and michael shannon will portray george westinghouse in the movie. Electricity battle between edison and tesla comes to life.
Edison s first wife, mary tuppence middleton, is a cursory presence. Advertisement the film will premiere in toronto this weekend and opens in wide release on november 24, 2017, the day after thanksgiving. In the movie however edison was seen as a more vengeful presence that didnt even make an appearance, sending hired thugs to roust tesla from his place of seclusion and burn his laboratory to. Starring benedict cumberbatch, michael shannon, nicholas hoult, tom holland, katherine waterston and tuppence middleton. The current war is a 2017 american historical drama film inspired by the 19th century competition between thomas edison. Alfonso gomezrejons the current war tackles a fascinating pivot point in technological and commercial history. The thomas edison biopic has been languishing for awhile, with a first look at benedict cumberbatch in the lead role arriving in january, 2017. The current war pits benedict cumberbatch against nicholas. The third piece of this war is nikola tesla, played. Edison had men steal a copy of georges meliess masterpiece a trip to the moon to make copies and took those to america and made a fortune while almost ruining melies in the process. Is tesla ceo elon musk the thomas edison of the 21st. Dec 31, 2017 why elon musk named his electric car tesla. The secret of nikola tesla is a story about the life and mind of a scientific superman who against all odds changed the world forever with his discoveries inventions and imagination.
After accusations of sexual assault by harvey weinstein led to his companys bankruptcy, the movie was sold to. The dramatic story of the cutthroat race between electricity titans thomas edison and george westinghouse to determine whose electrical system would power the modern world. Hoults tesla seems peripheral, an afterthought, and the movie s fourth star tom holland, as edison s assistant, samuel insull gets his big scene too late for his character to. The movie the current war recreates the battle of technology and ideas that would determine whether thomas edison s or george westinghouses electrical system would. Benedict cumberbatchs thomas edison film the current war finally gets new release date. Kent march 6, 2017 september 24, 2019 nikola tesla, thomas edison as described previously, thomas edison and nikola tesla fought what has come to be known as the war of the currents. The film was scheduled for release in late 2017 by the weinstein company. Directed by alfonso gomezrejon and written by michael mitnick, the film stars benedict cumberbatch as edison, michael. The movie is the project of director alfonso gomezrejon. The real history that inspired the movie the current war.
Within a 107minute runtime, director alfonso gomezrejon is able to explore the depths of. Looks more like a edison v westinghouse movie with a bit of tesla on the side. This is why tesla and edison had an infamous rivalry. Benedict cumberbatch is thomas edison, the celebrity inventor on the verge of bringing electricity to manhattan with his new dc technology. Benedict cumberbatch is thomas edison, the celebrity inventor on the verge of bringing. Each is an american engineer turned entrepreneur with a long list of inventions, electrical and otherwise, to his credit. The current war with benedict cumberbatch gets fall 2019. The movie details the war of the currents shocking, right. The current war set in the 1800s, the current war will be about a rivalry that decided the future of americas use of electrical power. Discussion in off topic started by iwannam3, sep 7, 2017. American inventor and businessman thomas edison established the first investorowned electric utility in 1882, basing its infrastructure on dc power. Jun 25, 2019 the official trailer for the current war tells a thrilling tale of the competitive race to electrify a nation, with edison, westinghouse, and tesla.
Though they called him an inventor, so i really doubt they will. Benedict cumberbatch is thomas edison director alfonso gomezrejons next movie goes deep into the battle to electrify the world. Morgan dennis patrick as thomas edison and strother martin as george westinghouse. Edison thought teslas ideas were splendid, but utterly impractical. Rejon me and earl and the dying girl, the movie stars benedict cumberbatch as thomas edison, michael shannon as george westinghouse, katherine waterson as westinghouses wife, and nicholas hoult as nikola tesla. What he prophesied during his lifetime regarding energy is coming true in our. The current war is powered by an outstanding cast and an intriguing, historyinspired story, which makes this dramas low wattage all the more shocking. The current war, a film based on the true story of the race between thomas edison and nikola tesla to light up new york city, starring benedict cumberbatch, is coming to the big screen in 2019 after an unusual delay. Directors cut shines steadily this longdelayed film about edison, westinghouse and tesla is a sumptuous historical pageant thats.
The threeway rivalry between the inventors is the premise of the current war a movie that has its own dramatic back story, starring benedict cumberbatch as edison, nicholas hoult as tesla. Morgans daughter anne, and his breakthroughs in transmitting electrical power and light. The current war trailer 1 2017 benedict cumberbatch, tom holland biography movie hd official trailer. The current war pits benedict cumberbatch against nicholas hoult and michael shannon the formidable trio star as thomas edison, george westinghouse, and nikola tesla. The current war 2017 benedict cumberbatch at an event for the current war. If not, we suggest you watch the movie as soon as possible. And judging by the trailer, tesla is much more socially well adjusted than he was in real life. Three brilliant visionaries set off in a charged battle for the future in the current war, the epic story of the. A unique factual depiction of nikola tesla s life from his early adulthood to his eventual arrival to america in 1886, examining his relationships and interactions with some of historys most important and controversial people including thomas edison, george westinghouse, guglielmo marconi, albert einstein. Morgan matthew macfadyen and samuel insull tom holland, edison s. With jim meskimen, gia skova, dan van husen, sonia carroll. Thomas edison, madam curie, albert einstein, and more. Nikola tesla vs thomas edison epic new documentary 2015 hd.
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