15 Responses for "Depp soon doing shots for The Rum Diary"

1. Harmonica March 21st, 2009 at 11:06 pm 1

   So will this be released in 2010? Or already 2009?

2. Ryan Adams March 21st, 2009 at 11:18 pm 2

   IMDb says 2010, but I’ve seen it being given a 2009 release date on other sites. Might depend on the strength (or weakness) of Public Enemies and the other competition this Fall.

3. Noah R. March 21st, 2009 at 11:57 pm 3

   I cannot wait for this. Withnail & I is one of the funniest films ever made, and I liked The Rum Diary very much. Bruce Robinson’s return to cinema after the Jennifer 8 fiasco is way overdue. What a great wit.

4. Me March 22nd, 2009 at 12:06 am 4

   Wait! in the book it was not Sanderson’s girlfriend at all, are they altering the book’s story??

5. Ryan Adams March 22nd, 2009 at 12:11 am 5

   I haven’t seen the script, Me. In the novel Chenault is Yeamon’s girlfriend — another newspaper guy. Either this synopsis has it wrong, or some relationships have changed for the adaptation.

   [edit: yep, I just checked IMDb and it looks like Yeamon didn't make the transition to film, and man are some IMDbniacs steamed about it. I'm not too happy either, but I try to remember that novels and the movies they inspire are two different things.]

6. SaltireFlower March 22nd, 2009 at 12:11 am 6

   Finally. I really can’t wait to see this movie.

7. Ryan Adams March 22nd, 2009 at 12:21 am 7

   But here, this should help cheer us up:

   The role [of Chenault] drew strong interest from many a leading lady (Scarlett Johansson and Keira Knightley were among those reported to have been vying for it), though some had reservations regarding the nudity the role calls for. But that didn’t inhibit Heard — in the upcoming ensemble Bret Easton Ellis adaptation “The Informers,” she spends all but one scene in the flesh. “Diary,” however, also will offer the opportunity to showcase some dramatic chops. (Hollywood Reporter)

8. Tufas March 22nd, 2009 at 3:05 am 8

   Seems like another great role for Depp. That is good to know. On a side note, the cast of “The Informers” also includes Kim Basinger, Billy Bob, Mickey Rourke and Winona Ryder. Impressive!

   T.

9. Ryan Adams March 22nd, 2009 at 5:01 am 9

   The Informers has an impressive cast, but sad to say early scores are, um, Less Than Zero.

   Andrew O’Hehir at Salon called it this year’s “designated disaster” at Sundance.

   The Informers is an ugly, blank slate of a film, one that feels like a rough outline for one of the better Ellis adaptations. But I suppose that’s what happens when you take a bunch of short stories and just wedge them haphazardly into one exploitative mess.

   Scott Weinberg, Cinematical:

   what’s really amazing about “The Informers” is that this impressive ensemble is used to create a film of such bleakness and uniformity. It’s a testament to the power of Jordan’s direction, in perverse and ass-backward fashion, that none of those actors can rise above the brown, flat surface of this movie’s moral and aesthetic swamp.

   Film School Rejects:

   So when I tell you that The Informers, the latest adaptation from the work of author Bret Easton Ellis, is one of the most self-indulgent, stylishly overcompensating and poorly executed films I’ve seen in years, you should be able to believe me. Put into an even simpler context, The Informers is undoubtedly on its way to being one of the worst movies of 2009. It was, without question, an abysmal experience.

   It sounds awful enough to a big bundle of bungled fun. For me to poop on.

10. Tufas March 22nd, 2009 at 6:10 am 10

    :[

    /sad panda

    nice pun, Ryan ;]

11. Aaron Leggo March 22nd, 2009 at 2:45 pm 11

    Glad to hear this project is finally going to see the light of day. Depp channeling Thompson has worked wonders in the past, so I’m excited to see him revisit this territory.

    And if Robinson can pull off anything near the greatness of Withnail & I, then this could be something special.

12. Marshall March 22nd, 2009 at 2:59 pm 12

    I don’t see any way this doesn’t get released this fall, it won’t take that long to film and the editing can’t be that complicated or arduous. Is this finally Depp’s year? Or will it confuse the issue.

13. Bill March 22nd, 2009 at 6:55 pm 13

    I can only hope that if this gets released this year alongside Public Enemies, this doesn’t hurt Depp’s chances for a nomination by canceling himself out. (See John Travolta in 1998 for Primary Colors and A Civil Action). Now that Kate Winslet has her Oscar, its time to focus on the next way-overdue thespian, which is a category Depp falls into neatly.

14. Antoinette March 22nd, 2009 at 7:02 pm 14

    I can’t wait to see he (him?) and Aaron Eckhart working together.

15. Daniel March 23rd, 2009 at 12:35 am 15

    This sounds good although I haven’t read the book. It also sounds like a great role for Depp. However, I kind of hope it gets a late 2010 release because I don’t want it messing up Depp’s chance for a nom/win this year. And if its released during awards season in ‘10 then it could set him up for a nom two years in a row.