In a disappointing but not altogether surprising move considering the lack of news, the release of Bruce Robinson’s Hunter S. Thompson adaptation “The Rum Diary” starring Johnny Depp is reportedly set to be held back until the new year.
“I heard next year, that’s [when] it’s going to come out,” co-star Aaron Eckhart told FilmSchoolRejects. “Johnny is making ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ and I think that he’s too busy to promote something right now. He’s working in Hawaii. I think they’re going to wait to put it out next year.”
Keep in mind though that last we heard Eckhart thought the film was headed to Cannes so he’s not exactly the most informed party from the production but a source nonetheless. The film also co-stars Giovanni Ribisi, Richard Jenkins, Michael Rispoli and the gorgeous Amber Heard and follows Depp’s Paul Kemp, a freelance journalist who finds himself drawn to the Caribbean at a critical turning point in his life. Next year’s Cannes then?