James McTeigue Quoting ‘The Raven’ Next

/film had a chance to speak with director James McTeigue about his upcoming film, ‘Ninja Assassin.’   As with all good interviews, the question of what is next came up, and the director spilled the beans about his adaptation of Poe’s ‘The Raven.’   More than just an adaptation, the film will tell a fictionalized account of Edgar Allen Poe joining a manhunt for a serial killer who is inspired by the poet’s works.   The film will also delve into the five, final, mysterious days of Poe’s life.

It’s like the poem, The Raven, itself, crossed with Se7en. It should be pretty cool. The script is really good and everyone responds to it really well. I’m in the middle of casting.

Screenwriters Hannah Shakespeare and Ben Livingston wrote the script McTeigue will be working from.   Until recently, Brad Anderson was attached to direct.

Source: /film