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*full disclosure: a Blu-Ray screener of this film was provided by 20th Century Fox for review. Director: James McTeigue. Writers: Ben Livingston and Hannah Shakespeare. Cast: John Cusack, Luke Evans, Alice Eve, Brendan Gleeson, Kevin McNally, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Jimmy Yuill, Sam Hazeldine, Pam Ferris, Brendan Coyle, Adrian Rawlins, Aidan Feore, and Dave Legeno. Tagline: "The only one who can stop a serial killer is the man who inspired him." The Raven originally released in theatres in April, 2012. The film was well received; but, this title was by no means a hit. Recently, this feature was released for the first time on home video formats (October 9th). The Raven is light entertainment. Although Edgar Allan Poe was a famous American writer with an interesting history, the film here is a fictional account of Poe's final days. Poe must track down his nemesis by revisiting his best works such as "The Raven...

Chicago – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 35 admit-two movie passes up for grabs to the advance screening of the stylish thriller “The Raven” with John Cusack! Cusack plays Edgar Allan Poe.

“The Raven” also stars Alice Eve, Brendan Gleeson, Luke Evans, Kevin McNally, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Jimmy Yuill, Sam Hazeldine, Pam Ferris, Brendan Coyle, Adrian Rawlins, Aidan Feore and Dave Legeno from director James McTeigue and writers Ben Livingston and Hannah Shakespeare. The film opens nationwide on April 27, 2012.

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John Cusack, Luke Evans, Alice Eve The Raven Photos. John Cusack, Luke Evans, Alice Eve The Raven (2012) movie photos are from James McTeigue‘s film that also stars Brendan Gleeson, Pam Ferris, Dave Legeno, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, and Kevin McNally. The Raven‘s plot synopsis: “In this gritty thriller, Edgar Allan Poe (John Cusack, Being John Malkovich) joins forces with a young Baltimore detective (Luke Evans, Immortals) to hunt down a mad serial killer who’s using Poe’s own works as the basis in a string of brutal murders. Directed by James McTeigue (V for Vendetta, Ninja Assassin), the film also stars Alice Eve (Sex and the City 2), Brendan Gleeson (In Bruges) and Oliver Jackson-Cohen (Faster).

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...