Here is the trailer from FilmDistrict’s upcoming film THE RUM DIARY . The comedy is directed by Bruce Robinson, starring Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, Aaron Eckhart, Richard Jenkins, Michael Rispoli, Giovanni Ribisi.
THE RUM DIARY – in theaters October 28th!
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.
Tags: Aaron Eckhart, Amber Heard, Giovanni Ribisi, Johnny Depp, Michael Rispoli, Richard Jenkins, The Rum Diary