Here’s an official publicity still of John Cusack as Edgar Allen Poe in the James McTiegue-directed The Raven. A fictionalized account of Poe’s last days, Poe helps a young detective track a serial killer who’s been using Poe’s stories as a backdrop for his killings. And apparently, he does so with the help of… wait for it… A PET RAVEN. That’s so raven. Is it just me, or is Hollywood being run by Homer Simpson? I wouldn’t be surprised if in this version, the rapping Poe hears at his chamber door turns out to be Will Smith’s kid, belting his latest single.
“In The Raven, Jaden Smith literally rapped his way into my tell-tale heart.” -Pete Hammond.
[via LatinoReview]
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I had to dress up as Poe for a book report in 3rd grade. I wore all black and drank a pint of Wild Turkey before passing out in front of the class and pissing myself. Pretty sure I nailed it.
That’s so Raven.
This asshole holds up a victrola outside Lenore’s row house window or GTFO.
When did John Cusack become Edward Norton?
First assignment: Where Wallace at, bird?
Ray Lewis as the voice of the Raven or GTFO.
Quoth the… awww fuck it, whatever
Am I the only one who read:
“In The Raven, the year’s best film, Jaden Smith literally raped his way into my tell-tale heart.” -Pete Hammond.
Side note: I would pay good money to see THAT movie.
Once upon a gettin’ jiggy, while I pondered Jada naked
Faintly I heard a Wil Smith rapping, rapping at my chamber door
“Darkness” there, and nothing more.
Goatee? No Poe’stache?