rum diary movie

[Alejandro C]

and in other movie news:

the rum diary is being made into a movie! not only that but johnny depp is again the star! and benny the bull is in it as a supporting character though nick nolte is the co-star. i loved this book and you're damn sure the movie's going to kick ass. i also heard that benny is directing (debut) but that could just be a rumor.

i'm also reading hunters newest book and the part i'm at right now is as follows: hunter is in cuba. he invites johnny to come down to start on ideas for a new movie. things get fucking crazy.
i was really excited after having read that part and now i'm sure that they were talking about the rum diaries. also hunter says in this book:

MEMO ON WHY I AM GOING TO CUBA:

I AM GOING TO CUBA TO PAY MY RESPECTS TO THE CUBAN PEOPLE & TO THANK FIDEL CASTRO FOR THE COURAGE OF THIS STRUGGLE & THE BEAUTY OF HIS DREAM.

also:

to depp:
okay, colonel-good work on your brutal publicity. kick the shit out of five or six more of those rotters and you'll make the cover of TIME.
or maybe you want to come to CUBA this weekend & hlp me write my new honky-tonk song:"jesus hated bald pussy."
anyway this act with the PLANK might have legs. lets give it a whirl in HAVANA. we could both load up on absinth & trash a nice suite in the hotel nacional. invite 50 or60 beautiful people to a party/celebration in honor of Che Guevara, which then "got out of hand". depp jailed after orgy in cuba, prostitutes seizes after melee in penthouse actor denies treason charges
why not? and i do , in fact, have a balcony suite at the hotel nacional february 4-14, and i could use a suave road manager. shit, feed the tabloids a rumor that you have fled to cuba to avoid british justice. yeah, crank that one up for a few days while you drop out of sight- and then we hit them with the ORGY IN CUBA story, along with a bunch of lewd black and white photos, taken by me. shocking proof
yessir. this one is definitely do-able and it will also give me a story. you bet. and sleepy hollow will open in the top three. trust me. i understand these things.

[Urban Rubble]

Fuck, A Rum Diary movie would be so good. Plus, Johnny Depp plays Hunter to a fucking T.

So where did you get that piece that Hunter wrote ? You said in his new book ? Which one would that be ?

[Alejandro C]

the book is kingdom of fear.

its an autobiography as are all his books but this one is a more traditional autobiography- it hits on the main points and starts at his childhood. its good, but maybe not as good as others of his.

[Rastafari]

Kingdom of Fear is excellent. We need Danton to come and have a literary three-way with us.


I didn't think Fear and Loathing sold that well, but I guess somebody has money to keep making flicks. And I was very happy with Depp (another Kentuckian!) playing HST. Now if only they could get somebody besides Terry Gilliam to direct (I like him in Python, but not that much as a director).

[Urban Rubble]

I don't know, I thought Gilliam did a great job with Fear and Loathing. I just watched that today for about the 100th time.

[Danton]

I'm wet after hearing about this...Tiding's of much joy, Alejandro...Nice..
Literary three ways are messy, sorry I come late to the party..but I have strong drink..

Nick Nolte will be up for an Oscar on this one - I can feel it....Resurrect the old Hunter thread, I mentioned the Cuban film there....So, of the good Dr's thought's on Castro? He said something like...

"I'm not a Marxist nor a Stalinist dilettante, I'm a beleiver" or to that effect - my copy is not handy right now...Anyways....Onwards...

[Sabocat]

Originally posted by [email protected] 21 2003, 12:10 PM
Kingdom of Fear is excellent. We need Danton to come and have a literary three-way with us.


I didn't think Fear and Loathing sold that well, but I guess somebody has money to keep making flicks. And I was very happy with Depp (another Kentuckian!) playing HST. Now if only they could get somebody besides Terry Gilliam to direct (I like him in Python, but not that much as a director).
I'm with Rubble on this. I own the movie and have watched it at least 25 times (funny every time). I don't think I've ever seen anyone capture an acid trip on film as well as Gilliam.

Have any of you ever seen "Where the Buffalo Roam" ? It's kind of a rip off of the book Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail, but I thought Bill Murray did an awesome HST. Word on the street was that Murray got so into the role that he had to detox afterwards.

[Danton]

I loved Gillliam's 12 monkey's and I thought he did a decent job on FALILV - slightly over the top, a cartoon version of acid - he loves to attempt the unfilmable - Don Quixote. I don't think the rum diary is really his style....

[Urban Rubble]

So is this Rum Diary thing for sure ?

[Alejandro C]

yes sir, it's a fucking go ahead. i think still in pre-production now, until benicio finishes his CHE movie at least. by the way benicio is directing.
snatch, usual suspects, fear and loathing, Che, rum diaries, benicio you beautiful, beautiful man. what haven't you done for me lately.

check this shit out!-
http://www.geocities.com/ashstud18/Rum.html


BOOM!

[Alejandro C]

hunter seems to be damn interested in getting this thing made check this out!-


http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=8218


just read the memo not that other useless horseshit

[Urban Rubble]

Indeed. Benicio you fat bastard, give us what we want.

Anyone ever read anthing about the real Dr. Gonzo ? That man was amazing.