It’s been announced by ScreenDaily that Parkland Pictures has acquired the worldwide sales rights to Tell Tale Heart, which was written by Steven Berkoff. Tell Tale Heart is directed by Stephen Cookson, who co-write the film.
Berkoff, who played Lt. Col Podovsky in Rambo First Blood: Part II, wrote the adaptation and performed it as a one-man stage play at the Hammersmith Riverside Studios in 2011. Per the site, Tell Tale Heart, “…follows a servant who tries to convince the audience of his sanity while describing a murder he committed.”
Poe’s short story has been adapted into numerous films over the years, including a silent film adaptation in 1928 from director Leon Shamroy.