There's An Edgar Allan Poe Project In The Works And It's Not Stallone's!!

Merrick here...
V FOR VENDETTA and NINJA ASSASSIN director James McTeigue spoke with /film, and dropped in interesting tidbit about a project he's currentl;y ramping up.

What’s next for McTeigue? The filmmaker, for the first time ever, reveals details about his next project — James is currently casting a period thriller titled The Raven, 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.

...says /film HERE. Sly Stallone also has a pet project based on the author; it's been a passion of his for years and its screenplay is rather good (more of a bio than McTeigeu's from the sound of it). I don't believe Sly's intent is to take a role in the film as much as write/direct the piece. Sly's version is called POE (or...by some folks...YO, POE!). The presence of McTeigue's movie could either hurt or help Sly's chances of launching his film depending on how well it comes together, I suppose. Nothing against McTeigue in any way, but I've always really hoped Sly would get a chance to make the film he wants to make. It could be very interesting...