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Granted I've only managed to obtain bits and pieces of information on this one, but it's been a long time coming and I'll be sure to update with any new information that happens to grace my doorstep.
I've been waiting for this one since I first read the damn thing in 2000.
The Rum Diary is a forthcoming film based on Hunter S. Thompson's novel, adapted and directed by Bruce Robinson and currently in pre-production. It will star Johnny Depp, Richard Jenkins, Amber Heard, and Aaron Eckhart. Both the book and the film are set in the late 1950s and tell the story of an American expatriate journalist named Paul Kemp (Johnny Depp), who moves from New York to work for a small newspaper, The Daily News, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Cast:
Johnny Depp as Paul Kemp, a washed-up, hard-drinking journalist.
Amber Heard as Chenault, the free-spirited girlfriend of a fellow journalist who gets involved with Kemp, trying to convince him to run away with her. Heard beat out the likes of Scarlett Johansson and Keira Knightley who were vying for the female lead opposite Depp. However, the role calls for a considerable amount of nudity which may have given some actresses reservations about the part.
Aaron Eckhart as Sanderson, a wealthy landowner who introduces Kemp to a different standard of living.
Richard Jenkins as Lotterman, the man who oversees the newspaper where Kemp works.
Giovanni Ribisi as Moburg.
Loosely based on Hunter S. Thompson's experiences working as a freelance journalist in Puerto Rico in the late 1950s, Thompson wrote The Rum Diary when he was 22-years-old in 1959 but it was not published until 1998. The film version has been in development hell since 2000 when actor Johnny Depp first tried to make it into a film. Independent production company Shooting Gallery and SPi Films optioned the book and announced plans to make the film in 2000, with Depp set to star and executive produce. Nick Nolte was also set to co-star. The project never went past the pre-production phase and actors Benicio Del Toro and Josh Hartnett came close to making their own version with a new producer in 2002 but it too never got past the pre-production phase. In late 2003, Del Toro planned make his directorial debut with The Rum Diary, but the project languished through Thompson's February 2005 suicide.
In 2007, Warner Independent Pictures and Graham King’s GK Films agreed to finance the film with Bruce Robinson adapting the book and directing. Depp was originally scheduled to make the film after completing Mira Nair's adaptation of Shantaram but that project was halted due to the writers' strike.
Filming began on March 25th in Puerto Rico.
I've been waiting for this one since I first read the damn thing in 2000.
The Rum Diary is a forthcoming film based on Hunter S. Thompson's novel, adapted and directed by Bruce Robinson and currently in pre-production. It will star Johnny Depp, Richard Jenkins, Amber Heard, and Aaron Eckhart. Both the book and the film are set in the late 1950s and tell the story of an American expatriate journalist named Paul Kemp (Johnny Depp), who moves from New York to work for a small newspaper, The Daily News, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Cast:
Johnny Depp as Paul Kemp, a washed-up, hard-drinking journalist.
Amber Heard as Chenault, the free-spirited girlfriend of a fellow journalist who gets involved with Kemp, trying to convince him to run away with her. Heard beat out the likes of Scarlett Johansson and Keira Knightley who were vying for the female lead opposite Depp. However, the role calls for a considerable amount of nudity which may have given some actresses reservations about the part.
Aaron Eckhart as Sanderson, a wealthy landowner who introduces Kemp to a different standard of living.
Richard Jenkins as Lotterman, the man who oversees the newspaper where Kemp works.
Giovanni Ribisi as Moburg.
Loosely based on Hunter S. Thompson's experiences working as a freelance journalist in Puerto Rico in the late 1950s, Thompson wrote The Rum Diary when he was 22-years-old in 1959 but it was not published until 1998. The film version has been in development hell since 2000 when actor Johnny Depp first tried to make it into a film. Independent production company Shooting Gallery and SPi Films optioned the book and announced plans to make the film in 2000, with Depp set to star and executive produce. Nick Nolte was also set to co-star. The project never went past the pre-production phase and actors Benicio Del Toro and Josh Hartnett came close to making their own version with a new producer in 2002 but it too never got past the pre-production phase. In late 2003, Del Toro planned make his directorial debut with The Rum Diary, but the project languished through Thompson's February 2005 suicide.
In 2007, Warner Independent Pictures and Graham King’s GK Films agreed to finance the film with Bruce Robinson adapting the book and directing. Depp was originally scheduled to make the film after completing Mira Nair's adaptation of Shantaram but that project was halted due to the writers' strike.
Filming began on March 25th in Puerto Rico.
