The historical rivalry between two of the 19th century’s greatest minds, electricity magnates Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse, will be the subject for two upcoming film projects. Whereas Black Bear Pictures The Last Days Of Night will explore these events from the perspective of a lawyer dealing with the inventors’ battle over patents, The Weinstein Company’s project The Current War looks set to focus on these two extreme central personalities. However, these events cannot be portrayed without featuring the ingenious inventor of the period: Edison’s protege turned competitor, the eccentric Nikola Tesla.
Having already secured Benedict Cumberbatch and Michael Shannon for the roles of Edison and Westinghouse, ...
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