▁he ▁could ▁star ▁in ▁Mission : ▁Im possible ▁– ▁Ghost ▁Pro tocol . ▁E wan ▁McG reg or ▁was ▁also ▁in ▁tal ks ▁for ▁a ▁role , ▁but ▁he ▁also ▁dropped ▁out . ▁Jo aqu in ▁Phoenix ▁was ▁also ▁approached ▁to ▁star ▁at ▁one ▁point . ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁it ▁was ▁confirmed ▁that ▁John ▁C us ack ▁would ▁play ▁Ed gar ▁All an ▁Po e ▁in ▁the ▁film . ▁▁ ▁The ▁film ing ▁began ▁on ▁November ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁in ▁Bel grade ▁and ▁Budapest . ▁The ▁first ▁images ▁from ▁the ▁set ▁were ▁revealed ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁A ▁tra iler ▁for ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁released ▁online ▁October ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁This ▁date ▁is ▁significant ▁because ▁it ▁also ▁marks ▁the ▁anni versary ▁of ▁Po e ' s ▁death ▁at ▁age ▁ 4 0 ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 9 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Rel ativity ▁acquired ▁U . S . ▁rights ▁for ▁only ▁$ 4 ▁million . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁The ▁R aven ▁received ▁mixed ▁to ▁negative ▁reviews ▁from ▁critics . ▁On ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes , ▁the ▁film ▁holds ▁a ▁rating ▁of ▁ 2 2 %, ▁based ▁on ▁ 1 2 9 ▁reviews . ▁On ▁Met ac rit ic , ▁the ▁film ▁has ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 4 4 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 , ▁based ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁critics , ▁indicating