An official trailer for the new flick The Raven has been released starring John Cusack in a 19th century Gothic mystery-thriller from director James McTeigue. Cusack plays poet and writer Edgar Allan Poe, who becomes a suspect when a serial killer starts using his writings as a guide for grizzly mayhem. He must then help police solve the crime and turn the tables before the killer closes in.
All up the imagery of 1800’s looks very atmospheric and director McTeigue, helmer of such action packed flicks like ‘V for Vendetta’ and ‘Ninja Assassin’, seems to have created what should be an enjoyable thrill ride.
Synopsis:
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 (John Cusack). 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.
The film also stars Luke Evans, Alice Eve, Brendan Gleeson, Kevin McNally, Brendan Coyle, and Oliver Jackson-Cohen.
The Raven opens March 9th, 2012.
via: Deadline
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