Did thomas edison and george westinghouse ever meet in real life. Benedict cumberbatchs thomas edison film the current war finally gets new release date october 2019. Having already played the likes of sherlock holmes, alan turing and smaug, benedict cumberbatch will next star as thomas edison in the current war. Sep 07, 2017 the trailer opens with a prestigelike shot of cumberbatch standing in the middle of a field surrounded by light bulbs. 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. It even had its premiere at the toronto international film festival in 2017, months before its planned release.
With benedict cumberbatch, oliver powell, katherine waterston, nancy crane. We had the opportunity to discuss with cumberbatch and shannon the various aspects of their characters and this historic conflict. Then harvey weinstein happened or, more accurately, weinstein was exposed for decades of sexual harassment, misconduct and rape. As of september 24, 2015, benedict cumberbatch and jake gyllenhaal were in talks to play thomas edison and george westinghouse, respectively, with alfonso gomezrejon me and earl and the dying girl eyed to direct the film. Benedict cumberbatch, michael shannon battle in the. This includes meeting briefly in a courtroom and again at a pavilion at the worlds fair. 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 nikola tesla nicholas hoult, have a superior idea for how to rapidly electrify america. The current war official trailer 2019 tom holland, benedict. In the movie, directed by alfonso gomezrejon me and earl and the dying girl, benedict cumberbatch plays edison, the wizard of menlo park and the man at glenmont, while michael shannon.
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Oct 10, 2019 in the movie, directed by alfonso gomezrejon me and earl and the dying girl, benedict cumberbatch plays edison, the wizard of menlo park and the man at glenmont, while michael shannon. The current war 2019 is the new drama starring benedict cumberbatch, michael shannon and nicholas hoult. I know reddit has the tesla edison circlejerk, but both men were flawed and interesting and a movie can be really interesting depending on how. The weinstein company has released a first look at benedict cumberbatch as thomas edison in the current war. Jul 25, 2019 cumberbatch and michael shannon play, respectively, thomas edison and george westinghouse, the two crusading inventors more or less jointly considered fathers of electricity in america.
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May 21, 2019 benedict cumberbatch s thomas edison biopic costarring michael shannon finally gets a 2019 release date following several delays. Benedict cumberbatchs the current war finally gets a release date and new trailer the avengers star will play inventor thomas edison in the new film share on facebook. Shannon nicely and shrewdly underplays westinghouse and nails it. He became popular for portraying a modern sherlock holmes in the tv series sherlock 2010 and then garnered substantial roles in such films as the imitation game 2014 and doctor strange 2016. Benedict cumberbatch plays thomas edison in the new trailer.
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Youd assume that thomas edison would be the hero of any movie hes in, but the screenwriter, michael mitnick, has a deeply conflicted view of the. The weinstein company has released the first photo of benedict cumberbatch as inventor thomas edison in the new film the current war. Sep 07, 2017 starring benedict cumberbatch as thomas edison, michael shannon as george westinghouse, and nicholas hoult as nikola tesla, as well as katherine waterston, tuppence middleton, damien molony, and. Benedict cumberbatchs longawaited thomas edison drama. The movie details the war of the currents shocking, right. Nov 01, 2019 it was just a matter of time before benedict cumberbatch played thomas edison. The sorcerer supreme himself, benedict cumberbatch, explores the very real kind of magic in thomas edisons use of electricity, while the versatile michael shannon plays successful businessman and entrepreneur george westinghouse. Benedict cumberbatchs longawaited thomas edison drama the.
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