With The Expendables arriving in theaters this Friday, action-star/director Sylvester Stallone has been doing the press rounds where he’s been asked about the long gestured Poe, which originally had Robert Downey Jr. attached to play the infamous Edgar Allan Poe. In a new interview with Stallone, he explains that at this point the movie is totally “going to bomb”, while also adding he needs to land someone along the lines of Johnny Depp to star. Seriously, crapping on your own project is the best way to get a a big name star and financing. LOL.
Stallone talked Poe, a biopic about the late horror author Edgar Allen Poe that he had his heart set on doing for a long, long time. “I will direct it, but it’s never gonna live up to the hype,” he told MTV. He jokingly added, “No matter what I do it’s going to bomb, totally. Totally! When you’ve been talking about something for 30 years, it’s impossible [to live up to those expectations].”

Robert Downey Jr. was at once point attached to star as the titular author, so Josh asked if the Iron Man star is still on board. He didn’t say one way or another, but he admitted that the role needs to go to someone “special.”

“It has be like Downey, I designed it for Downey,” he explained. “Perhaps I could re-work the script. [Maybe] Johnny Depp. It needs a very special actor like that.” While it doesn’t sound like there’s been any recent momentum on the project, Stallone was quick to add, “I’m sure there’s something on the horizon.”