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Nicholas Hoult Has Hilarious Response After Musk Uses Image Of Him To Praise Nikola Tesla

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The actor was surprised when the X owner used an image of him from the 2017 film The Current War to praise famed inventor Nikola Tesla.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk touted his multinational automotive company by praising its namesake, Nikola Tesla, as "one of the greatest engineers ever."

Musk went on to laud the contribution of immigrant achievements in U.S. history amid Republican in-fighting over his favorable stance in support of the H-1B visa, which allows U.S. employers to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations.


"He was a penniless immigrant whose inventions led to American dominance in electricity generation and usage," said the SpaceX founder of Tesla.

However, instead of sharing a photo of the Serbian-American futurist inventor and pioneer of AC electricity, Musk posted an image of actor Nicholas Hoult portraying Tesla in the 2017 historical drama film The Current War.


Hoult was picked over other actors who've played Tesla before, including Ethan Hawke in the titular 2020 film Tesla and David Bowie in The Prestige in 2006.

The actor hilariously responded with:

"Clearly a very convincing performance I gave here."

The Current War was inspired by the 19th-century competition, also known as "the war of the currents," between Thomas Edison (Benedict Cumberbatch) and George Westinghouse (Michael Shannon) to determine which electric power delivery system would be implemented in the U.S.

Fans got a kick out of the interaction and reference to the obscure film.





Fans continued praising Hoult, who emerged as a child actor in the 2002 comedyAbout a Boy, starring Hugh Grant.







In addition to Hoult as Tesla, the film also starred Tom Holland as Samuel Insull, alongside Katherine Waterston, Tuppence Middleton, Matthew Macfadyen, and Damien Molony.

Hoult recently starred in the Clint Eastwood-directed courtroom drama Juror #2, and played Thomas Hutter in Robert Egger's remake of the gothic horror film Nosferatu.

Next, the 35-year-old British actor will play Lex Luthor in the new Superman remake written and directed by James Gunn.


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