STALLONE WANTS VIGGO TO PLAY EDGAR ALLEN POE
Filed Under: Edgar Allen Poe > Sylvester Stallone > Viggo Mortensen

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Sylvester Stallone has been TALKING about doing a movie on the life of Edgar Allen Poe for decades and it looks like he's finally going to pull it off. Sly wrote his own script on the American writer's madly tortured life and mysterious death in 1849, and he plans to direct the movie, but NOT star in it. First, Sly considered Robert Downey Jr for the lead. But he ended up offering it to Eastern Promises star Viggo Mortensen. Viggo DID ask for a few script changes, but it looks like it might happen.


Posted by Janet Charlton on April 22, 2008 8:58 PM
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14 Comments

By Anonymous on April 22, 2008 9:49 PM

Viggo is the bomb. Best actor around and still young enough. Yummy too.

By Tired of Lies on April 22, 2008 10:12 PM

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oooh excellent choice!!

yummy indeed.
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By Anonymous on April 23, 2008 1:02 AM

Everytime I see a picture of Viggo - I think of having hot sex with him!
The man is gorgeous!

By Member of the illuminati on April 23, 2008 1:22 AM

Janet, it is surprising to hear that Stallone can write. I often picture him being totally illiterate. Are you sure about the veracity of this claim?

By Anonymous on April 23, 2008 2:41 AM

The only thing stallone is doing: HGH

By Apollo Creed on April 23, 2008 3:11 AM

Illuminati,

Where you just born yesterday?

Stallone wrote Rocky and many things there after.

Get yer head outta yer ass!

here's a list of what he's written

# Poe (2009/I) (in production) (writer)

# Rambo (2008) (written by)
... aka John Rambo (Germany) (USA: working title)
... aka Rambo 4 (India: English title) (Singapore: English title)
... aka Rambo 4: John Rambo (Singapore: English title)
# Rocky Balboa (2006) (characters) (written by)
# Rocky Legends (2002) (VG) (characters)
# Father Lefty (2002) (TV) (written by)
# Driven (2001) (screenplay)
... aka À toute vitesse (Canada: French title)

# Cliffhanger (1993) (screenplay)
... aka Cliffhanger - l'ultima sfida (Italy)
... aka Cliffhanger, traque au sommet (France)
# Rocky V (1990) (written by)

# Rambo III (1988) (written by)
... aka Rambo: First Blood Part III (Malaysia: English title)
# Over the Top (1987) (screenplay)
... aka Meet Me Half Way (USA)
# Cobra (1986) (screenplay)
# Rocky IV (1985) (written by)
# Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) (screenplay)
# Rhinestone (1984) (screenplay)
# Staying Alive (1983) (written by)
# First Blood (1982) (screenplay)
... aka Rambo (USA: TV title)
... aka Rambo: First Blood
# Rocky III (1982) (written by)

# Rocky II (1979) (written by)
# Paradise Alley (1978) (written by)
# F.I.S.T (1978) (screenplay)
# Rocky (1976) (written by)
# The Lord's of Flatbush (1974) (additional dialogue)
... aka The Lords of Flatbush (USA: poster title)

By carlotta on April 23, 2008 3:15 AM

The picture of Poe looks like a young Bill Murray with a moustache.

By Darla on April 23, 2008 5:44 AM

Yo, Sly, I'm a big fan or yours, and have been ever since the smash hit "Rocky". However, even tho Viggo is a great actor, I don't think this movie will be a box office hit. Could be wrong, just a feeling.

By gerard Vandenberg on April 23, 2008 7:13 AM

........PLEASE, go back to bed!!

By Viggo's Biggest Fan on April 23, 2008 7:36 AM

I'm Viggo's Biggest Fan!

By Anon1 on April 23, 2008 7:55 AM

cant wait !!!! I'm Poe's biggest fan !!

By Anonymous on April 23, 2008 1:25 PM

Viggo will be wonderful in it. He's a fantastic actor and the handsomest man in Hollywood as well :-)

By Anonymous on April 23, 2008 9:44 PM

It's Edgar Allan Poe, not Allen.

By Anonymous on April 24, 2008 3:33 PM

Viggo Mortensen is a great actor, but Sean Penn would be a better choice. Sean Penn is also a great actor and looks more like Poe that Mortensen.

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