Johnny Depp will play Scrooge in the new adaptation ofA Christmas Carol
Johnny Depp saw his career be severely hampered by the lawsuit he ultimately won against Amber Heard in 2022. His latest film for one of the five major Hollywood studios (which are Warner Bros., Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Walt Disney Studios and Sony Pictures) dates back to 2018 with the release of the film Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. But this is about to change.
Expiration teaches us this today Johnny Depp will wear a new adaptation ofA Christmas Carolthe famous story written by Charles Dickens. Paramount Pictures is in final negotiations to acquire the rights to the film. If the deal goes through, it would be another blow to the studio, which recently began a new era by merging with Skydance. After this merger, Paramount reached a major agreement with the creators of Stranger thingsMatt and Ross Duffer.
Directed by Ti West
First story written by Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol mixes humor and moments of emotion. Tell the story ofEbenezer Scrooge, a grumpy and lonely old man. One night he receives return visits from three ghosts, who little by little will push him to become kinder and in a better mood.
Johnny Depp will star in “Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol” at Paramount with Ti West directing; Andrea Riseborough also joins the film due for release in November 2026 https://t.co/wJa0JZxPZx
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Johnny Depp will play Ebenezer Scrooge in the new adaptation. And the actor will collaborate for the first time with Ti West. Why the latter will direct the feature film. So far he is best known for his trilogy of horror films carried on by Mia Goth and composed of X, Pearl AND MaXXXine.
Robert Eggers is also preparing his own version of the fairy tale
If Ti West often writes the screenplay for his films as well as directing them, that won’t be the case this time. Because he will bring to the screen a screenplay written by Nathaniel Halpern (Legion). Andrea Riseborough (Black mirror) has also signed on to play a role in the film alongside Johnny Depp. But the role in question is not filtered.
Paramount has already chosen the release date of the new film A Christmas Carol. The studio opted for a North American theatrical release November 13, 2026. This is just over a year away. Which means this filming of the feature film is expected to begin soon. In France it should be released on November 11, 2026.
It should be noted thatanother film adapted fromA Christmas Carol is in preparation. Earlier this year, Warner Bros. announced it was developing its own version of Charles Dickens’ tale. This time it will be made by Roberto Eggers. AND William Dafoe will play Scrooge.
Source: Cine Serie
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