Check out the latest clips from The Rum Diary, starring Johnny Depp, Richard Jenkins, Amber Heard, and Aaron Eckhart. The film is based on Hunter S. Thompson’s debut novel of the same title, which tells the tale of journalist Paul Kemp and his adventures in Puerto Rico.
Kemp begins writing 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 businessmen down.
The Rum Diary hits theatres October 28.
