Idris Elba is developing a film adaptation of author Marc Olden’s 1978 thriller "Poe Must Die," via his Green Door Production Co, reports Publishers Weekly.
Set in New York City in the 1840s, the novel follows Edgar Allan Poe fighting demonic forces and personal demons, as he teams up with a former fighter, who seeks revenge against a sorcerer who murdered his wife. The dark story also features the sorcerer looking for the Throne of Solomon, which will grant him immortality and control over Lucifer.
Elba plans to adapt the novel into a trilogy of films, although no word on when we can expect them, whether Idris will also star, who else might be attached (in front of and behind…
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