FilmDistrict’s zany film is based on Hunter S. Thompson’s first novel. By Rebecca Ford Most fans of Johnny Depp probably hoped that he’d be present in the poster for his upcoming film, The Rum Diary.

FilmDistrict’s adaptation of the beloved novel is set to hit theaters on Oct. 28. By THR Staff In preparation for the much-anticipated release of The Rum Diary, fans can get a sneak peek at the film ...

Today in film and television: The Rum Diary had a no good, very bad weekend, Justin Timberlake has been offered a role in the new Coen Brothers movie about folk singer Dave Van Ronk, and CBS is ...

More than a decade after Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), Johnny Depp takes another stab at playing his old pal Hunter S. Thompson—aka “Paul Kemp”—in this screen adaptation of the writer’s early ...

Written and directed by Bruce Robinson, The Rum Diary is what the Brits might call a rum movie — an oddly inoffensive piece and a personal project for its disconcertingly unengaged star Johnny Depp.

Written and directed by Bruce Robinson, The Rum Diary is what the Brits might call a rum movie—an oddly inoffensive piece and a personal project for its disconcertingly unengaged star, Johnny Depp.

One of the reasons a good actor does expensive stupid movies like that is the increased clout and fattened bank accounts that help him get small, difficult movies made. And so, having done his hard ...

Johnny Depp is well known for playing by his own rules. While some may judge him for that, Depp found a real friend in Hunter S. Thompson, a writer who also rebelled against the established norms.

The Rum Diary, Johnny Depp's personal tribute to the late gonzo journalist Hunter S Thompson, has tanked at the US box office, struggling to take in $5 million on its opening weekend. The film had ...

Johnny Depp's upcoming film The Rum Diary is to be released in October of this year, it has been confirmed. The movie, which is an adaptation of the Hunter S. Thompson novel and stars Aaron Eckhart, ...

When success eludes even the most talented of men, the only chance of sanity lies in a change of scenery. For Paul Kemp (Johnny Depp, “Pirates of the Caribbean”), struggling writer and chronic ...

Disney has reportedly banned Johnny Depp from being interviewed about his new film The Rum Diary on its stations. The company, which owns ABC and several ABC-owned and operated stations, told its ...