Timur Bekmambetov will make a movie about the electrification of the USA
Timur Bekmambetov has already determined what he will do after the release of the movie President Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. According to the Variety edition, the USA director will shoot the movie "The Current War" (The War of the Currents). At the center of its plot is the confrontation between Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse, who tried to create the world's first operational and commercially viable electrical grid. Edison was a supporter of direct current, while his opponent was an alternating one. On the side of Westinghouse was another famous scientist and inventor - Nikola Tesla. A by-product of this confrontation was the invention of the electric chair. Finally, the `` war of currents '' ended only in 2007. Michael Mitnick is writing the script. The Topic of Article: Timur Bekmambetov will make a movie about the electrification of the USA. |
