3-D Adaptation For Poe’s ‘House of Usher’

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Posted by Bloody Disgusting Staff on May 18, 2009 @ 6:21pm
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Indie banner Green Knight Ventures will produce a contemporary adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s classic story “The Fall of the House of Usher.” It was announced at Cannes that Claire Forlani, Dougray Scott and Rufus Sewell will star in the pic, which will be titled The Ushers and be shot in 3-D. Stephen Kay (Boogeyman) is attached to direct. Originally published in 1839, “Usher” tells of the mysterious goings-on in the house of Roderick Usher, who has recently buried a sister whose presence still haunts the house. “Ushers” will look at a grown brother and sister who have lived in the same Martha’s Vineyard house for a long time but begin to feel trapped there, and who then bring in a real-estate broker to help them resolve their crisis. Gian Marco Masoni penned the screenplay. (more…) READ MORE

Rumor: Viggo Mortensen to Star in Stallone’s ‘Poe’

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Posted by Bloody Disgusting Staff on November 15, 2007 @ 1:32am
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A scooper tells Cinema Blend that Sylvester Stallone has recently met with Viggo Mortensen and has offered him the role of Edgar Allan Poe in the film Poe, which Stallone will write-direct and produce. Mortensen is considering the role although he wants some slight revisions in the script. This is a unconfirmed rumor, so take it lightly. Considered the granddaddy of the Gothic horror tale, Poe’s life is rich with its own eerie details. He suffered from madness, depression and drugs, and was mysteriously found dead in a gutter in 1849. Among his most famous works were “The Raven” and “The Fall of the House of Usher.” (more…) READ MORE