The Current War
A snippet of Edison's life story, the film explores the "electric war" between the Edison Electric Light Company and the Westinghouse Electric Company. Not to kill the opponent, these two scientists fight in the spirit of searching for the best electric current system . The film was released in the United States (US) on November 24, 2017. It stars, among others, Michael Shannon (Man of Steel), Nicholas Hoult (X-Men) and Tom Holland (Spider-Man: Homecoming) . The film, directed by Alfonzo Gomez Rejon and screenwriter Michael Mitnick, is set in 1880 when Edison had just launched the incandescent inilamp, his latest invention. Edison plans to develop another technology related to electricity, and will bring it to manhatttan Edison's plan was interrupted by news from another scientist, namely George Westinghouse (Michael Shannon) who also plans to develop electric current technology in the US. Edison's plan was interrupted by news from another scientist, namely Geor...