Johnny Depp will soon take on the role of Scrooge in Ti West’s ‘Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol’ & we have a first look at the actor in the role
Johnny Depp has always been an actor that can disappear into makeup and become whatever character he’s playing. This November, he’ll do it once again in a new take on Charles Dickens’ classic 1843 novella A Christmas Carol in Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol. And now, we have our first look at Depp as the title character courtesy of Variety, after the actor made an appearance during San Diego Comic Con.
Directed by Ti West (X) from a script by Nathaniel Halpern, the “bold new twist” on the Dickens tale follows Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly businessman who is visited by the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come, forcing him to confront his life and ultimately change his ways.
Rupert Grint, Andrea Riseborough, Sam Claflin, Daisy Ridley, Arthur Conti, Ellie Bamber, Charlie Murphy, Tramell Tillman, and Ian McKellen also star.
Emma Watts produced the film, while executive producers included David Reid, Adam Bohling, Stephen Deuters, Jason Forman, West, Pete Chiappetta, Anthony Tittanegro, and Andrew Lary.
Personally, I’m not sure we need another version of A Christmas Carol (there are so many), but I must say, the fact that Ti West is behind this has me incredibly intrigued. Hopefully, the filmmaker will go all out on the scarier elements of Dickens’ classic.
Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol visits theaters on November 13th via Paramount, in association with Domain Entertainment.
