Overview
- Depp surprised fans in San Diego on Friday by appearing in full Ebenezer Scrooge makeup and costume on the street and later at Comic‑Con, where he stayed in character during parts of the event.
- Director Ti West presented the first trailer for Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol at Comic‑Con and studios are promoting the film for release in November.
- Depp plays Ebenezer Scrooge in the darker adaptation of Charles Dickens’s story and the ensemble cast includes Andrea Riseborough, Daisy Ridley, Ian McKellen and Rupert Grint.
- News outlets frame the campaign as Depp’s biggest mainstream Hollywood return since his 2022 trial and since he has only made limited post‑trial projects.
- A BILD report says Depp offered housing to actor Eric Dane but that claim is currently reported by a single outlet and has not been corroborated elsewhere.