Overview
- Multiple trade outlets report Depp is in final talks, with Paramount in final negotiations to produce and tentatively release the film on November 13, 2026 if the deal closes.
- Ti West is attached to direct from a screenplay by Nathaniel Halpern, with Andrea Riseborough attached to co-star.
- Emma Watts is producing, with Stephen Deuters and Jason Forman serving as executive producers.
- The adaptation is described as a darker, ghost‑story take set in Dickens’ London.
- A rival adaptation is in development at Warner Bros. from Robert Eggers, with Willem Dafoe linked to Scrooge, and early coverage notes a divided public response to Depp’s potential return.