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No Poe for Joaquin Phoenix

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3:42 pm, March 12th, 2010

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Is Joaquin Phoenix returning to the big screen after his hip-hop hiatus?

According to Slumdog Millionaire sound designer Resul Pookutty he is — to play Edgar Allen Poe.

Um, what?

Speaking to the Mumbai Mirror about an upcoming project, Pookutty says he’s working on an adaptation of “The Beautiful Cigar Girl” by Daniel Stashower.

“It’s based on an eerie real-life experience by author Edgar Allen Poe which happened just months before his death,” Pookutty explains. “Joaquin plays Edgar Allen Poe.”

The story was, naturally, picked up everywhere.

And it’s complete nonsense.

Gossip Cop asked a rep for Phoenix whether the actor was coming back to play Poe.

“No.”

Rule of thumb: Steer clear of Joaquin Phoenix rumors started by Resul Pookutty.

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    I’m sick of everyone giving credit to Stashower for a book that is not original. There were a number of books in the 19th century about the murder and Poe. Then in the 1970s, two books really reopened the Mary Rogers case. One if by Raymond Paul and one is by Amy Srebnick. 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. That graphic novel would make a great film. Stashower just came afterwards and reprinted what was already written.

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