Hunter S Thompson’s ‘The Rum Diary’ film trailer goes online

The film sees Johnny Depp return to the role of the great Gonzo journalist...

Filed in Film at 12.33pm on 26 August 11

Hunter S Thompson’s ‘The Rum Diary’ film trailer goes online It's long been whispered that Hunter S Thompson's book The Rum Diary was to be turned into a film with Johnny Depp, but now we have proof: the trailer has landed.

The film will see Depp play Thompson for the second time, after 1998's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

The Rum Diary has been made by Withnail and I director Bruce Robinson, and is due for release in November.

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