Rum Diary

Rex Features

Aaron Eckhart and Richard Jenkins have reportedly joined the cast of Hunter S. Thompson adaptation The Rum Diary.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Eckhart is in negotiations to play Sanderson, a wealthy landowner who introduces hard-up journalist Paul Kemp (Depp) to a different standard of living but ends up vying with him over the affections of Chenault (Amber Heard).