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J.J. Abrams to develop Thomas Edison biopic

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J.J. Abrams's production company Bad Robot is making a movie on Thomas Edison under the banner of Paramount Pictures, it has been reported.

Bad Robot with productions like 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' will be making a movie on Thomas Edison's life including his prolific inventions and his adversaries Westinghouse and Nikolai Tesla, the Verge reported.

Edison has accumulated more than 1000 patents in the United States and over 2,000 worldwide, including ones for the electric lamp and the phonograph.

The Weinstein Company has already made a movie on the famous history inventor's life.

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First Published: Feb 19 2015 | 4:48 PM IST

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