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Johnny Depp's Hollywood Comeback Officially Complete As He Gets Rave Reaction At CinemaCon: 'An Extraordinary Privilege'
Paramount showed first-look footage of Depp as Scrooge in a new Dickens adaptation that will hit theaters Nov. 13.
- On Thursday, Paramount unveiled footage of Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, featuring Johnny Depp as the miser in a "bold new twist" on the Charles Dickens classic.
- Depp, who largely worked in international productions since 2018 following legal controversies involving Amber Heard, returned to the mainstream Hollywood stage for the first time in years to promote the film.
- Directed by Ti West, the film stars Ian McKellen, Rupert Grint, and Daisy Ridley, with footage showing Depp in heavy prosthetics delivering the character's signature "Bah humbug!"
- The actor received hearty applause from theater owners, later describing the role as "an extraordinary privilege to step into a story I have been obsessed with since I was a little child."
- Paramount will release the film on November 13, 2026, while Depp is also set to star in the upcoming Lionsgate action-thriller "Day Drinker.
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Johnny Depp's Hollywood Comeback Officially Complete As He Gets Rave Reaction At CinemaCon: 'An Extraordinary Privilege'
johnny depp cinemacon After almost a decade on the outs of the business, Johnny Depp walked onto a major Hollywood stage for the first time in years at CinemaCon this week. According to those in attendance, Depp received a rave reaction. In attendance to promote his starring role in Ti West’s Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol, Johnny Depp walked onto the stage to Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” wearing his signature hat, sunglasses, and scarves, and reported…
Johnny Depp surprises CinemaCon with first footage of his unrecognizable 'Ebenezer' transformation
Johnny Depp appeared at CinemaCon to introduce footage of his unrecognizable transformation into Charles Dickens' Scrooge at CinemaCon's preview of 'Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol.'
'Ebenezer' First Look: Johnny Depp Previews Pic At CinemaCon
Paramount has unveiled the first footage from Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol, its new take on Charles Dickens’ classic 1843 novella A Christmas Carol, directed by Ti West and starring Johnny Depp. In A Christmas Carol — one of the most frequently adapted works in film and television history — we follow Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly […]
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