Culture | FilmHornby's golden penJohnny DeppFlora Stubbs|Evening Standard10 April 2012Nick Hornby has sold the rights of his latest novel to Hollywood before it has been published.Warner Brothers has bought A Long Way Down - a story of four people about to commit suicide by jumping off a tower block - in a deal said to be worth several million.Three of Hornby's novels - High Fidelity, About A Boy and Fever Pitch - have been made into films which did well in the US.Johnny Depp is working as a producer on the new film.The book is published next week.MORE ABOUTHugh GrantJohnny DeppRachel WeiszRomantic ComedyTower BlocksWarner Bros