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10-05-2016, 08:51 AM
Nicholas Hoult to play Nikolai Tesla in Benedict Cumberbatch movie 'The Current War'
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The Weinstein Company's electricity drama The Current War received a jolt of star power on Tuesday, as Nicholas Hoult is nearing a deal to play Nikolai Tesla in the film, Mashable has confirmed.
Benedict Cumberbatch and Michael Shan**n star as Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse, who famously feuded over electricity in the late 1880s.*
SEE ALSO: What a lovely day for this 8-bit version of ’Mad Max: Fury Road’ (http://mashable.com/2016/09/27/8-bit-cinema-mad-max/)
Edison argued for direct current (DC), while Westinghouse supported alternative current (AC), which had more backing at the time.
Tesla was the famous Serbian engineer who worked for both Edison and Westinghouse. He was previously portrayed onscreen by **ne other than David Bowie in Christopher **lan's The Prestige. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/10/04/nicholas-hoult-to-play-nikolai-tesla-in-benedict-cumberbatch-movie-the-current-war/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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The Weinstein Company's electricity drama The Current War received a jolt of star power on Tuesday, as Nicholas Hoult is nearing a deal to play Nikolai Tesla in the film, Mashable has confirmed.
Benedict Cumberbatch and Michael Shan**n star as Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse, who famously feuded over electricity in the late 1880s.*
SEE ALSO: What a lovely day for this 8-bit version of ’Mad Max: Fury Road’ (http://mashable.com/2016/09/27/8-bit-cinema-mad-max/)
Edison argued for direct current (DC), while Westinghouse supported alternative current (AC), which had more backing at the time.
Tesla was the famous Serbian engineer who worked for both Edison and Westinghouse. He was previously portrayed onscreen by **ne other than David Bowie in Christopher **lan's The Prestige. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/10/04/nicholas-hoult-to-play-nikolai-tesla-in-benedict-cumberbatch-movie-the-current-war/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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