Empire Online reports that Giovanni Ribisi has joined the cast of Bruce Robinson’s The Rum Diary for Warner Independent Pictures.

The story, based on the classic novel by Hunter S. Thompson, follows the life and events of Paul Kemp, a washed-up journalist who finds himself writing for a run-down newspaper in the Caribbean.

Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, Aaron Eckhart and Richard Jenkins also star. Producers include Depp himself, Christi Demobrowski and Graham King.

Shooting will be on location in Puerto Rico starting March 30.