Johnny Depp‘s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas role is so iconic he even referenced it himself in this spring’s Rango. The year marks another return to the world of Hunter S. Thompson, as the star leads an adaptation of his novel The Rum Diary. The long-delayed film is finally hitting theaters after being picked up by FilmDistrict and features the return of Bruce Robinson, who broke out with the hilarious Withnail & I. We finally have our first trailer from ET (don’t worry, no incessant voiceovers!), and while we wait for an official one, this will certainly do. Judging from this preview, there won’t be any awards in store, but it just looks like some plain old fun, a factor The Tourist failed at last year. Check it out below for the film also starring Amber Heard, Aaron Eckhart, Giovanni Ribisi, Richard Jenkins, Bill Smitrovich and Julian Holloway.
Update: The official trailer has arrived. Check it out above or on YouTube in HD.
Synopsis:
Based on the debut novel by Hunter S. Thompson, “The Rum Diary” tells the increasingly unhinged story of itinerant journalist Paul Kemp (Johnny Depp). Tiring of the noise and madness of New York and the crushing conventions of late Eisenhower-era America, Kemp travels to the pristine island of Puerto Rico to write for a local newspaper, The San Juan Star, run by downtrodden editor Lotterman (Richard Jenkins). Adopting the rum-soaked life of the island, Paul soon becomes obsessed with Chenault (Amber Heard), the wildly attractive Connecticut-born fiancée of Sanderson (Aaron Eckhart). Sanderson, a businessman involved in shady property development deals, is one of a growing number of American entrepreneurs who are determined to convert Puerto Rico into a capitalist paradise in service of the wealthy. When Kemp is recruited by Sanderson to write favorably about his latest unsavory scheme, the journalist is presented with a choice: to use his words for the corrupt businessmen’s financial benefit, or use them to take the bastards down.
The Rum Diary hits theaters on October 28th, 2011.
What do you think of these first trailer?