The latest film project to be made concerning Edison comes courtesy of The Weinstein Company, and is entitled The Current War.
The script for The Current War is being penned by Michael Mitnick (The Giver), while Alfonso Gomez-Rejon (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, American Horror Story) is set to direct.
A fact-based drama set in the 1880s, The Current War shines a spotlight on the rivalry that took place between Edison and George Westinghouse, with the men vying to create a sustainable electricity distribution system.
The Current War has no official release date at present.