The Rum Diary

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Just Withnail

August 08, 2003, 11:43:25 AM
Up for another round of Hunter S? Benicio Del Toro is directing The Rum Diary! Check it out

Satcho9

#1
August 08, 2003, 04:03:49 PM
Huzzah for that.

dufresne

#2
August 10, 2003, 01:16:39 AM
whatever happened to that Del Toro project (w/ Michael Mann) where he plays some sort of business tycoon in Los Angeles?

i remember seeing a trailer for it a year ago, but never heard about it again...

oh yeah, it was called Lucky Star.

edit: nevermind...
http://www.beniciodeltoro.com/work/luckystar.php
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Mr. Brown

#3
August 15, 2003, 01:50:27 AM
That was a car commercial sold as a trailer for a fictional i.e. not existing movie.

Though it was directed by Michael Mann i believe.

penfold0101

#4
August 15, 2003, 08:11:03 AM
Nice!
I'm happy about that, Hunter S Tompson is the man!
But can it be anywhere near as good as Fear and Loathing?
"There was a fantastic universal sense that whatever we were doing was right, that we were winning. And that, I think, was the handle - that sense of inevitable victory over the forces of Old and Evil. Not in any mean or military sense; we didn't need that. Our energy would simply prevail. There was no point in fighting - on our side or theirs. We had all the momentum; we were riding the crest of a high and beautiful wave.
So now, less than five years later, you can go up on a steep hill in Las Vegas and look West, and with the right kind of eyes you can almost see the high - water mark - that place where the wave finally broke and rolled back." - Hunter S. Thompson.

The Anvil

#5
August 16, 2003, 12:42:47 AM
Holy fucking hell-yes!  That's my favorite book!

mindfuck

#6
August 16, 2003, 04:04:42 AM
Awesome to hear. I always wondered if Del Toro was going to try his hand at directing (again).

MacGuffin

#7
September 15, 2003, 09:38:04 PM
Depp, Hartnett & Nolte in Del Toro's The Rum Diaries
Source: Chicago Sun-Times

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl and Once Upon a Time in Mexico star Johnny Depp is joining the adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson's classic The Rum Diaries. Benicio Del Toro, who co-starred with Depp in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, will direct.

"Diaries" is about love, treachery and lust amid the palm tree-lined setting of San Juan, Puerto Rico, in the 1950s.

Joining Depp will be Josh Hartnett, Nick Nolte and Del Toro, who also will act in the project.
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meatwad

#8
September 16, 2003, 09:47:46 AM
this film just got better now that depp joined on.

Anachronism

#9
September 19, 2003, 04:04:17 AM
While the prospect of Josh Hartnett in this film gives me some cause for alarm, Nolte, Del Toro and Depp are such phenominal onscreen catalysts that quite frankly I think we could safely say that even the prop-comedy/acting stylings of Carrot top could only but briefly distract from the overall accomplisment of the picture. I honestly can't wait, I think I may have to start stalking Johnny so I can get some advanced goodies.

Ghostboy

#10
September 19, 2003, 05:15:48 PM
I think that, given the right project, Josh Hartnett can be very good. He was great in The Virgin Suicides and Blackhawk Down, and he's shown signs of being a really smart guy.

This movie has jumped to the top of my anticipation list.

Duck Sauce

#11
September 19, 2003, 05:25:19 PM
Quote from: meatballWhy Josh Hartnett? His brow is so strong that it would beat me in an armwrestling match. No... really though, why Hartnett?

I dont like hartnett as an actor, and not for the snob reasons like him being in pop movies and being a heart throb and all.... he just seems like a very unnatural actor who is always reading cue-cards or just got finished reading his lines, briefly memorizes them, recites them and forgets them a second later... not my type

prove me wrong JH....prove me wrong

Just Withnail

#12
April 13, 2005, 04:36:59 PM
THIS IS THE COOLEST MOTHERFUCKING PIECE OF NEWS I'VE EVER READ!

Oh my god. Seriously, I'm crying of joy, I really am. It's too much to even dream, and well, there it is. FUCKING 'A! The director of my favorite fucking film, adapting a novel by my favorite fucking author.

meatball

#13
April 13, 2005, 04:48:30 PM
They did it just for you, Withnail. Just for you.

cron

#14
April 13, 2005, 05:40:14 PM
the very definition of target market
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