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Johnny Depp in Final Talks to Play Scrooge in Ti West’s ‘Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol’ as Paramount Targets 2026

The project signals a potential major-studio return for Depp after years away from big studio leads.

Overview

  • Paramount is in final negotiations to board the film and is targeting a Nov. 13, 2026 theatrical release, according to multiple reports.
  • Ti West will direct from a script by Nathaniel Halpern, with Andrea Riseborough attached to co-star and Emma Watts producing alongside executive producers Stephen Deuters and Jason Forman.
  • The studio describes the adaptation as a ghost-story set in DickensLondon that follows a supernatural reckoning across past, present, and future.
  • Depp’s casting is not yet finalized, with outlets characterizing his role as being in final talks to play Ebenezer Scrooge.
  • A separate A Christmas Carol is in development at Warner Bros. from Robert Eggers, with Willem Dafoe linked to Scrooge, setting up competing visions of the classic tale.