The Current War OTT release date: When and where to watch Benedict Cumberbatch and Tom Holland’s historical drama
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Lionsgate Play is currently one of the most loved one-stop shops for Indian audiences to get to watch some of the most underrated, yet exciting and iconic English movies and series. Whether it's thriller, romance, horror, comedy, historical, or reality shows, Lionsgate Play has something for every Hollywood content lover in India. The streaming platform has already dropped the list of all its November 2024 releases, along with the dates. Here we are going to reveal the OTT release date of The Current War movie, which was released in the US in 2017.
When to watch The Current War on Lionsgate Play
The English historical drama–The Current War is ready to make its India release on November 8, 2024, only on Lionsgate Play. Interestingly, you can also watch the movie through OTTplay Premium. The movie has an ensemble star-cast including Sherlock-fame Benedict Cumberbatch, Spiderman-fame Tom Holland, Nicholas Hoult, Tuppence Middleton, Michael Shannon, Katherine Waterston, and Matthew Macfadyen.
The Current War plot overview
Thomas Edison (Benedict Cumberbatch) and George Westinghouse (Michael Shannon), two of the most brilliant minds of their time, clash in a battle that would shape the future of electricity. Edison, backed by the powerful financier J.P. Morgan (Matthew Macfadyen) has amazed the world by illuminating Manhattan with his current DC system. However, Westinghouse, along with the visionary inventor Nikola Tesla (Nicholas Hoult), believe that Edison’s DC system has fundamental flaws.
Westinghouse and Tesla together saw the potential of alternating current AC, a more efficient and flexible way to transmit electricity over long distances. Despite the risks and surrounding AC technology, Westinghouse, and Tesla boldly invest their resources in this revolutionary idea, setting the stage of a historic success that would ultimately decide the fate of the modern world.
Benedict Cumberbatch’s experience working on The Current War
Back in 2017, British actor Benedict Cumberbatch spoke about different and vital things about Thomas Edison, and his experience working on The Current War movie. When he was asked what kind of similarities he found in Edison and Westinghouse by Screen Rant, Cumberbatch stated that Edison's one of the biggest reasons for his downfalls that has been shown in the movie is his tackling and doing everything alone with overconfidence.
“I think that costs him in his personal life as much as his professional life in this story. It’s sort of the aching void of the loss of Mary, the thing he took for granted, that has a real impact on him. Without her guidance and presence in real life he moved on and remarried, but even then, I think the influence was negated by his work ethic, which was so tunnel visioned. I think that really cost him”, Benedict told Screen Rant.
