Raven Glad

Actor John Cusack has revealed via his Twitter account that he will play legendary writer Edgar Allan Poe

The Tweet "officiali- will play edgar allen poe in fall-a-film called the raven, send any poe- gold - my way as i begin this journey into the abyss" says the tweet.

James McTeigue ("V for Vendetta") was in line to direct the pic which re-imagines the author as something of a mid-19th century profiler who joins the hunt for a serial killer whose murders are inspired by his stories.

The film's setting takes place during the final week leading up to Poe's death in 1849, during which the author essentially vanished for several days with no account of his whereabouts. He was found wandering the streets of Baltimore in great distress and repeating the name Reynolds before dying several days later in hospital.

Hannah Shakespeare and Ben Livingston wrote the screenplay.

Cusack is a GREAT choice!