As with several of Hornby's earlier books, it seems likely that A Long Way Down will be adapted for the screen. Johnny Depp bought the rights to the book before it was even published and has since hired writer D.V. DeVincentis, who previously wrote the script for the film High Fidelity, to write the screenplay.[1] Depp is also quoted on the back of the paperback edition as saying that the book is "Masterful … some of the finest writing, and some of the most outstanding characters I've ever had the pleasure of reading