Benedict Cumberbatch Plays Thomas Edison in the New Trailer For The Current War. Were all familiar with Nikola Tesla and his brilliant work helping to invent the electric technologies that we live with today. But did you know that theres a guy named Thomas Edison who also helped invent some of that tech If you didnt, you should check out the new trailer for the upcoming movie, The Current War. Im joshing, of course, about the whole Tesla vs Edison thing. Fox Friends on Fox News Channel daily from 6AM to 9AM ET. Ainsley Earhardt, Steve Doocy Brian Kilmeade report on famous faces, health, politics news you can use. The 100 Season 3 Episode 5 here. Early life. Lemmy was born on Christmas Eve in the Burslem area of StokeonTrent, Staffordshire. When he was three months old, his father, an exRoyal Air Force. S_c4Or4/hqdefault.jpg' alt='Watch Thomas &Amp; Friends: Thomas` Christmas Carol Tube Free' title='Watch Thomas &Amp; Friends: Thomas` Christmas Carol Tube Free' />But Nikola Tesla has certainly gotten the majority of the headlines this decade. Tesla has received much coverage in popular history that it seems weve overcorrected in a lot of ways, raising Tesla to the level of sainthood, and pretending that Edison didnt do anything. Both were important to the history of technological invention at the turn of the 2. George Westinghouse, whos also seen in the film. Directed by Alfonso GomezRejon 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 looks like a fun flick. And judging by the trailer, Tesla is much more socially well adjusted than he was in real life. Itll certainly be interesting to see if Tesla is just the wise cracking pool shark who makes smug comments when Edison messes up. But its important to remember that this isnt a documentary. Even the documentaries about the Edison vs Tesla feud are riddled with errors. The film will premiere in Toronto this weekend and opens in wide release on November 2. Thanksgiving. But you probably shouldnt go see it with your teenage cousin who just learned who Tesla was. Because youll never shut him up.