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John Cusack as Edgar Allen Poe in The Raven

Tuesday, November 16th, 2010
John Cusack

Click some Cusack.

Not too long ago we were telling you that John Cusack would be playing Edgar Allen Poe in the upcoming James McTeigue (V for Vendetta) directed film The Raven.  Well, we have a first look thanks to Gawker, and Cusack certainly pulls it off.

The project sounds dark and fun, as it’s a fictionalized story of the last five mysterious days of Edgar Allen Poe’s life, following Poe as he joins the hunt for a serial killer whose murders are inspired by his own stories. The film has been described as a cross between Edgar Allan Poe’s classic short story/poem The Raven and David Fincher‘s Se7en.

John Cusack As Edgar Allan Poe In The Raven

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010
the raven

A true adaptation.

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.”
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