The Current War is the story of the competition between the best inventors of this industrial age over whose electric system would force the new century. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch like Thomas Edison and Michael Shannon as George Westinghouse, investigates the back and forth these guys were willing to do to prove their strategy was the best.
Director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl) tells the tale with a contemporary visual aesthetic. Screen Rant had the chance to talk to Alfonso about his meeting with Cumberbatch, and his relationship with cinematographer Chung-hoon Chung.
I always read that the manufacturer, Timur Bekmambetov, has been the one which brought The Current War stunt to you. What was your relationship with him before the movie and what was the reaction once you first read the script?
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon: I didn’t even know Timur until I read the script. It was submitted to meit had made the Blacklist as one of the best scripts of this year. So, I read it and met Timur a little further.
Since that time , we’t had a little bit more of a relationship, as he’s been really helpful to me in this post-[creation ] procedure.
Benedict Cumberbatch was cast in the role of Edison. What was your first meeting like?
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon: It was on Skype. His wife was going to give birth, rsquo;d & or she only given birth, plus we all Skyped only to make sure we were seeing the movie. I spoke to him, and we shared our thoughts on Edison. I discussed how I watched the movie, and we were in sync, so I just made a decision to proceed.
Was there anything that you both saw in Edison?
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon: I believe [it was] being prepared to go to the dark side unapologetically and also making him a complete human — not a villain or not the kind Edison, but also a antihero. Which are a few of my characters in movie.
Tesla was originally presumed to become a cameo. What made you wished to enlarge the position?
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon: He is likely to be a role, and I believe he’s. I Believe that he ’s in the film that much, but I believe Nick Hoult’s presence and his storyline are hellip & so interesting;
It will feel like that he &rsquo.
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon: Which is what it’therefore supposed to feel as if. He’s the secret motor between both guys that makes it all possible, however I think it’s tribute to an amazing actor who is unforgettable in the job.
Is this the second or third time you’t worked along with your DP, Chung-hoon Chung?
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon: Third time. Although the moment was a project that no 1 saw. We did a pilot that was one of my favorite things I’t ever made, but nobody saw it. So, this is our thing; rsquo & we;re about to do a commercial collectively. He’s real brother to mehe just gets me.
Between Me and Earl and the Dying Girl and The Current War, what was the change in your relationship with him?
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon: We both like to violate the rules; we all lead with personality. We lead with personality and theme, and we talk about that to passing, until we get these personalities. And Irsquo;ll discuss how I view the movie, and then he generally pushes back.
But we storyboard, we design together. From now we get to set, I feel safe. I believe I’m able to make, knowing that he sees the picture I visit. That allows me to be present for the celebrities.
That’so fantastic. I like the power you put into it, and the film’s visual. It’s beautiful-looking movie.
More: The Current War Official Trailer
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