# Johnny Depp plays Scrooge in Ti West’s dark Dickens adaptation

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/ebenezer-a-christmas-carol-trailer-johnny-depp-stars-as-grouchy-snowball-throwing-scrooge/
- Published: 2026-07-24T07:32:04+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-24T13:47:59+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/film/news/ebenezer-christmas-carol-trailer-johnny-depp-scrooge-1236801196/
- Topics: Americas, Celebrity, Culture, Entertainment, Film, Travel, World

## Key points

- Johnny Depp plays Scrooge in Ti West’s dark Christmas Carol adaptation.
- Paramount has released the film’s first trailer.
- “Ebenezer” is scheduled for cinemas on 13 November.

## Summary

Paramount Pictures has released the first trailer for “Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol”, a dark reimagining of Charles Dickens’ festive classic starring Johnny Depp as Ebenezer Scrooge. Directed by horror filmmaker Ti West, it depicts Scrooge as an ill-tempered miser haunted by frightening Christmas spirits, and marks Depp’s first major Hollywood role since his highly publicised 2022 defamation trial involving Amber Heard.

The trailer shows Scrooge tormenting passers-by with snowballs between supernatural encounters, ending with Depp saying, “It’s good to be back.” Andrea Riseborough, Tramell Tillman, Ian McKellen, Rupert Grint and Daisy Ridley also star; West has said earlier adaptations of the story helped introduce him to horror, and the film is due in cinemas on 13 November.

## Coverage

- [Variety: Johnny Depp plays Scrooge in Ti West’s dark Dickens adaptation](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/ebenezer-christmas-carol-trailer-johnny-depp-scrooge-1236801196/)
- [Deadline: Johnny Depp Crashes Comic-Con Hall H Panel As Scrooge To Reveal ‘Ebenezer’ Trailer: “It’s Good To Be Back”](https://deadline.com/2026/07/ebenezer-trailer-johnny-depp-comic-con-1237002078/)

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