The crazy that is Joaquin Phoenix may very well have recently surfaced at an Oscar party, but that doesn’t mean that, you know, he’s not still all about the music. A representative (who, Casey Affleck?) for Phoenix has denied earlier reports that Phoenix had abandoned his oh-so-promising rap career for an acting comeback as Edgar Allen Poe… which is a shame, because Joaquin already had the asymmetrical moustache thing totally down, yo.
Translation: If this Poe project truly exists, expect to soon hear a casting announcement that has Nicholas Cage attached to the role. Dammit.
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No matter whether Joaquin Phoenix plays Poe, it’s sad to see everyone giving Daniel Stashower credit for a book that is not original. There were a number of books in the 19th century about the murder and Poe (many of them also titled “The Beautiful Cigar Girl”). In the 1970s, two excellent books came out about the Mary Rogers case. One by Raymond Paul called “Who Murdered Mary Rogers” and one is by Amy Srebnick, titled “The Mysterious Death of Mary Rogers”. Paul figured out a possible solution to the case that makes a lot of sense. There is also a good graphic novel by Rick Geary called “The Mystery of Mary Rogers” which would make a great film. Stashower just came afterwards and reprinted what was already written, and certainly his material is not filmworthy.
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