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Ti West’s Ebenezer Recasts A Christmas Carol as Ghost-Driven Horror

Johnny Depp headlines a new theatrical version that leans into explicit ghost imagery and darker tone while preserving Dickens’s themes of redemption.

Overview

  • The film Ebenezer: Los fantasmas de Navidad opened in cinemas on Friday, November 13, 2026, and has been promoted by interviews and early press analysis in international outlets.
  • Director Ti West, known for contemporary horror, frames this adaptation around the ghosts and frightening imagery to give the story a markedly darker tone than most prior versions.
  • Johnny Depp stars as Ebenezer Scrooge, with Rupert Grint playing Bob Cratchit and Tramell Tillman as the Ghost of Christmas Present, and actors have described lively, unpredictable dynamics on set.
  • In promotional interviews, Tramell Tillman emphasized that the movie keeps the story’s emotional core of redemption, love and hope despite its horror elements.
  • Critics and commentators place the release within a long tradition of Dickens adaptations, noting that A Christmas Carol is the author’s most frequently filmed work and that West’s horror approach is a distinct new take.