▁Richard ▁E . ▁Grant ▁and ▁Jenn ifer ▁ 8 , ▁a ▁Hollywood ▁thr iller ) ▁were ▁not ▁as ▁well ▁received . ▁Robinson ▁became ▁dis ill usion ed ▁with ▁the ▁restrict ive ▁film - making ▁practices ▁of ▁Hollywood ▁and ▁stopped ▁direct ing ▁to ▁concent rate ▁sole ly ▁on ▁writing . ▁He ▁wrote ▁the ▁screen plays ▁for ▁the ▁films ▁Return ▁to ▁Parad ise ▁( 1 9 9 8 ) ▁and ▁In ▁Dream s ▁( 1 9 9 9 ), ▁but ▁both ▁were ▁alter ed ▁dr ast ically ▁by ▁their ▁produ cers , ▁leaving ▁Robinson ▁once ▁again ▁disappoint ed . ▁ ▁Robinson ▁eventually ▁returned ▁to ▁direct ing ▁with ▁an ▁adaptation ▁of ▁Hunter ▁S . ▁Thompson ' s ▁novel ▁The ▁Rum ▁Di ary , ▁with ▁the ▁main ▁role ▁performed ▁by ▁Johnny ▁De pp . ▁With ▁A aron ▁E ck hart ▁and ▁Richard ▁Jenkins ▁also ▁on ▁board , ▁film ing ▁started ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁in ▁Puerto ▁Rico . ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Robinson ' s ▁com ic ▁nov ella ▁Par ano ia ▁in ▁the ▁Lau nder ette ▁was ▁substantial ly ▁filled ▁out ▁and ▁adapted ▁for ▁the ▁screen ▁as ▁A ▁Fant astic ▁F ear ▁of ▁Everything ▁st arring ▁Simon ▁Peg g . ▁ ▁Robinson ▁has ▁completed ▁a ▁screen play ▁for ▁his ▁novel ▁The ▁P ec uliar ▁Mem ories ▁of ▁Thomas ▁Pen man ▁and ▁a ▁book ▁on ▁Jack ▁the ▁Ri pper , ▁titled ▁They ▁All ▁Love ▁Jack , ▁in