On May 23, 2005, Variety.com reported that Sly Stallone will direct his long-discussed dream project: a movie about the life and death of Edgar Allen Poe. Sly has been talking about making this film for years and now it looks as if it will happen.
Stallone‘s choice [and it’s a great one] to play Poe is Robert Downey Jr.
Stallone will direct from his own screenplay.
Nu Image/Millennium Films will finance, produce and distribute the film which may start shooting this fall.
So… where does that leave Rocky VI and Rambo IV? Only time will tell. – Craig