I feel jumpy inside because I am sharing the official poster for the upcoming gritty thriller The Raven – opens in theaters April 27, 2012. I love the color of the red-winged raven behind Cusack who is carrying a gun.

See John Cusack in his portrayal of Edgar Allan Poe, as he joins forces with a young Baltimore detective (Luke Evans) 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 , the film also stars Alice Eve, Brendan Gleeson and Oliver Jackson-Cohen.

The Raven, starring John Cusack as poet Edgar Allen Poe, is directed by James McTeigue.

The movie is a fictionalized story of the last days of Poe’s life in which he is in hot pursuit of a serial killer who mirrors the writer’s stories. The movie also stars Alice Eve and Oliver Jackson-Cohen.