While director Timbur Bekmambetovâs next film, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, pits our nationâs 16th president as an axe-wielding superhero with distaste for the undead, heâs set to go a tad more traditional with his next period pic. Deadline reports that Bekmambetov âs Bazelevs production company has acquired The Current War for Bekmambetov to direct. The film, written by Michael Mitnick, âchronicles the true-life public battle fought between Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse for domination of the early power industry." The script ranked fairly high on the 2011 Black List, which ranks the "most liked" unproduced screenplays circulating Hollywood.Given the over-the-top nature of Wanted and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, I can only assume that Bekmambetovâs version of the âWar of Currentsâ will envision Edison and Westinghouse as wizards wielding unworldly power of a dark and gritty nature. Iâm not the biggest fan of Bekmambetovâs style, but there seems to be plenty that are. Itâll be interesting to see if he does The Current War with an action bent or if heâll try a more understated, dramatic approach.