I know, I know. This isn’t really the first ‘official’ looking image of John Cusack as the world famous writer, Edgar Allen Poe, but it is. The last one that looked like it was done professionally was the one of him with his raven here. But who cares about the old image when Relativity has sent out a brand new one of Cusack looking rather angry. Actually, it looks as if he’s in a Mexican standoff in some climactic scene about 80% of the way into the film. Could be important, who knows?
I think Cusack looks pretty good as Poe but I’m always wary with how he performs. I find him to be rather inconsistent but I’m really pulling for him in this one. I want this to be a success because I love gritty thrillers especially when its about the legendary thrill master himself, Mr. Poe.
The upcoming thriller, which is directed by James McTeigue (V for Vendetta), is expected to by released on March 9, 2012. Check out the picture below and let us know your thoughts.
Official Synopsis:
In this gritty thriller, Edgar Allen Poe (John Cusack, Being John Malkovich) joins forces with a young Baltimore detective (Luke Evans, Immortals) to hunt down a mad serial killer who’s using Poe’s own works as the basis in a string of brutal murders. Directed by James McTeigue, the film also stars Alice Eve (Sex and the City 2), Brendan Gleeson (In Bruges) and Oliver Jackson-Cohen (Faster).
When a mother and daughter are found brutally murdered in 19th century Baltimore, Detective Emmett Fields (Luke Evans) makes a startling discovery: the crime resembles a fictional murder described in gory detail in the local newspaper—part of a collection of stories penned by struggling writer and social pariah Edgar Allan Poe. But even as Poe is questioned by police, another grisly murder occurs, also inspired by a popular Poe story.
Realizing a serial killer is on the loose using Poe’s writings as the backdrop for his bloody rampage, Fields enlists the author’s help in stopping the attacks. But when it appears someone close to Poe may become the murderer’s next victim, the stakes become even higher and the inventor of the detective story calls on his own powers of deduction to try to solve the case before it’s too late.
Via Relativity
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