Overview
- Deadline reports a large ensemble joining Depp, including Rupert Grint, Daisy Ridley, Sam Claflin, Charlie Murphy, Arthur Conti, Ellie Bamber, Andrea Riseborough, Ian McKellen and Tramell Tillman.
- Nathaniel Halpern wrote the screenplay, Emma Watts produces, and Stephen Deuters, Jason Forman, Adam Bohling and David Reid are executive producers.
- The adaptation is described as a darker, Dickensian ghost story following a man’s supernatural reckoning and search for a second chance.
- Some roles are not yet confirmed, with sources indicating Grint may play Bob Cratchit but the casting has not been finalized.
- The film enters a competitive lane for new takes on the classic, with Warner Bros. developing a separate Robert Eggers project reportedly eyeing Willem Dafoe for Scrooge.