Renner grabs The Raven, eyes Battleship

Academy Award nominated actor Jeremy Renner might be getting himself ready for mainstream as rumors circulate that the star is eyeballing Battleship, says The Playlist. Unfortunately he’s not sitting down with the writers of Killer Film and challenging us one by one, but instead he would be tackling a possible starring role on the Peter Berg movie inspired by a board game. However, he’s already signing onto The Raven with Ewan McGregor being eyed as a probable co-star.

The picture, being directed by Ninja Assassin helmer James McTeigue, is a fictional account of Edgar Allan Poe’s final five days as the joins a hunt for a serial killer inspired by his stories. Renner can next be seen co-starring alongside Jon Hamm, Blake Lively and others in the Ben Affleck directed feature The Town which comes out on September 10th.