Forget John Cusack, Harry Potter’s Harry Melling is your new Edgar Allan Poe
Scott Cooper's upcoming The Pale Blue Eyes sees Edgar Allan Poe doing what he does best: Solving mysteries.

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Just as every generation gets James Bond, Generation Z deserves its Edgar Allen Poe. It’s been nearly a decade since millennial Poe John Cusak appeared in The Raven, which sees the writer investigating a killer inspired by his work. Despite the franchise potential, “CSI: Edgar Allen Poe” never got off the ground, opening the door for the Poe of today.