10 Upcoming Movie Roles That Are Completely Miscast

The Current War stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Thomas Edison and Michael Shannon as George Westinghouse, and chronicles the struggle between the two to determine whose electrical system will bring power to the world.

Also appearing in the film is Nicholas Hoult as Nikola Tesla, famed inventor and engineer. That's Nicholas Hoult, best known for his work in teen dramas like Skins and Warm Bodies, playing one of the brightest minds of the industrial revolution. Eh?

Hoult's got a bit of a baby-face, which, through no fault of his own, just means he'll be hard to take seriously when playing one of the smartest men of all time.

This effect is only amplified considering he's acting alongside Cumberbatch and Shannon, two men who ooze authority and power. Hoult looks like a kid who wandered onto set by comparison, the fake moustache he's sporting looking absolutely ridiculous plastered on his fresh, youthful face.

Hoult does play a scientist/engineer in the X-Men movies, but there - especially in First Class - his character is socially awkward, lacks confidence and generally keeps himself to himself, and these traits reinforce the fact that this guy is young, and still has a lot of growing and learning to do.

But in what we've seen so far of Tesla in The Current War, Hoult isn't bringing a single one of those traits to his performance. He's unwaveringly confident and that's distracting, because Hoult doesn't have the commanding presence necessary to pull that off.

And, considering that the last major portrayal of Tesla on the big-screen saw the classy, well-spoken David Bowie fill the role, transitioning to a fast-talking British kid feels all the more jarring.