City of Films

This news is a few days old, but I wanted to make sure that John Cusack wasn’t just tweeting drunk.  Yes it’s true, via Twitter, John Cusack let the world know that he will play Edgar Allan Poe in a film by James McTeigue (V For Vendetta).

Cusack’s tweet said: “officiali- will play edgar allan poe in fall-a-film called the raven, send any poe- gold – my way as i begin this journey into the abyss.”

Now don’t worry, this is a different version from what Sylvester Stallone has been talking about for years.  Here is what we know so far about this new version:  The Raven is a fictionalized account of the final five “mysterious” days of Edgar Allan Poe’s life. Apparently the famous writer joins the hunt for a serial killer whose murders are inspired by his stories.  McTeigue describes it “like the poem, The Raven, itself, crossed with Se7en.”