Johnny Depp: Another Crack at Hunter S. Thompson
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vedrana.kovacic
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July, 30 2007
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 Johnny Depp: Another Crack at Hunter S. Thompson
It seems like Johnny Depp will finally get his wish to turn Hunter S. Thompson's "The Rum Diary" into a movie. It's been a long time coming, and of course Johnny Depp will be playing the legendary author, again.
Fans of Johnny Depp, Thompson and Terry Gilliam will no doubt remember that the actor "sorta" played the 'gonzo journalist' in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. And say what you will about the movie itself, but Johnny Depp was pretty darn amazing in it. Producer (and frequent Depp collaborator) Graham King recently acquired the screen rights to The Rum Diary, and it looks like it could be Johnny Depp's next project after Mira Nair's Shantaram. Bruce Robinson will adapt the book as well as direct. (He directed Jennifer 8, How to Get Ahead in Advertising, and Withnail and I.)
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the story "is loosely based on Thompson's experience working as a freelance journalist in Puerto Rico in the late '50s. Depp will play a reporter who works alongside a motley crew of self-destructive staffers at a struggling San Juan newspaper, where an erotic love triangle emerges." Cool.
In years past, actors such as Nick Nolte, Benicio Del Toro, and Josh Hartnett had been attached to the project in one way or another. Looks like King, Johnny Depp, and Robinson might be starting from scratch this time. |
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