Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Shannon & Nicholas Hoult Star in 'The Current War' - Watch the Trailer!

Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Shannon and Nicholas Hoult are teaming up in the new movie The Current War, and you can watch the trailer right here!

The upcoming movie is based on the story of Thomas Edison (Cumberbatch), George Westinghouse (Shannon) and Nikola Tesla (Hoult).

The film follows Edison, whose plans of bringing electricity to Manhattan are upended when Westinghouse and Tesla announce they have a superior idea for how to rapidly electrify America, sparking one of the first and greatest corporate feuds in U.S. history.

The movie was directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon and also stars Katherine Waterston, Tom Holland, Matthew Macfadyen and Tuppence Middleton.

The movie hits select theaters on October 4, and opens everywhere on October 11.

Watch the trailer for The Current War inside…