The Rum Diary is Alive

According to The Hollywood Reporter, a very important Hunter Thompson novel, The Rum Diary, will finally begin shooting as soon as next month. I have been following this project for maybe six years now, and am somewhat hopeful for it. Of course, since the book is one of my favourite novels, a film is unlikely to even compete. But for some reason or another, Depp's involvement adds some sense of security to this situation. I feel like he wouldn't allow, or even dare to fuck this up. I also feel like he should've done this years ago, but he decided to do his Pirates trilogy instead. Oh well. Maybe it was just too hard and weird to delve into his dead friend's life so soon after his death. In either case, if the film can convey the essence of "Blowin' in the Wind" + a young Hunter - this film could be glorious.