Benedict Cumberbatch as Thomas Edison and Michael Shannon as George Westinghouse star in The Current War.
The story of the epic and ruthless rivalry between the two greatest inventors of the industrial age, battling to determine which of their electrical systems would dominate the new century. Backed by J.P. Morgan, Edison dazzles the world by lighting up Manhattan, but Westinghouse, aided by Nikola Tesla, manages to expose critical flaws in Edison's direct current system. Unleashing a true "War of Currents," Westinghouse and Tesla bet everything on the alternating current system, a risky and dangerous choice.
Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl) and written by playwright Michael Mitnick ("Sex Lives of Our Parents"), The Current War also stars Katherine Waterston, Nicholas Hoult, Tom Holland, Matthew Macfadyen, and Tuppence Middleton.
