Overview
- Entertainment Weekly on Monday published exclusive images and interviews that preview Ti West’s darker, ghostly visual approach and show Johnny Depp as an in‑character Scrooge.
- Paramount confirmed the film will open in U.S. theaters on November 13, 2026, with Nathaniel Halpern credited as screenwriter and a supporting cast that includes Rupert Grint, Andrea Riseborough, Tramell Tillman, Daisy Ridley, Ian McKellen, Sam Claflin, and Ellie Bamber.
- West says his version emphasizes moral gray areas in Scrooge’s character and makes the ghosts intentionally spookier while remaining reverent to Dickens’ text.
- Coverage frames Ebenezer as Depp’s first major U.S. studio appearance since his later public legal fights, and notes a 2020 U.K. court ruling that found the allegation he was a “wife beater” to be substantially true, a fact that shapes critical and audience attention.
- The film’s early marketing, including Depp’s Comic‑Con appearance and positive test‑audience buzz reported in previews, positions Ebenezer as both a fresh take on a classic ghost story and a potential barometer for Depp’s commercial and reputational standing this fall.