{"id":448171,"date":"2026-02-02T00:40:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T00:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/448171\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T00:40:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T00:40:08","slug":"bah-humbug-johnny-depp-becomes-ebenezer-scrooge-in-leaked-photos-from-ti-wests-a-christmas-carol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/448171\/","title":{"rendered":"Bah! Humbug! Johnny Depp becomes Ebenezer Scrooge in leaked photos from Ti West’s A Christmas Carol"},"content":{"rendered":"

Slowly but surely, Johnny Depp is edging into the limelight with a varied list of upcoming projects. His forthcoming thriller, Day Drinker<\/a>, directed by Marc Webb, recently wrapped production, with Madelyn Cline and Pen\u00e9lope Cruz starring alongside Depp. However, if you\u2019re missing the days when Depp transforms for a role, look forward to Ti West\u2019s upcoming film Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol. The project hails from Paramount<\/a>, and stars Depp as Charles Dickens\u2019 iconic curmudgeon Ebenezer Scrooge. What will Depp look like as the surly Grinch? I\u2019m glad you asked, because today, we\u2019ve got a few first-look images<\/a> of Depp as Ebenezer!<\/p>\n

Ti West is directing a holiday film?!<\/p>\n

Ti West directs Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol from a script by Nathaniel Halpern. Last year, Deadline<\/a> ran a story about the production, saying, \u201cthe classic Charles Dickens story has seen its fair share of retellings over the years with its tale of an elderly miser visited by the ghost of his former business partner and the spirits of Christmas Past, Christmas Present and Christmas Yet to Come.\u201d\u00a0For his first major studio movie, \u201cWest will be telling a\u00a0thrilling ghost story set in Dickens\u2019 London, following one man\u2019s supernatural journey to face his past, present and future and fight for a second chance.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ebenezer Scrooge: A Grouchy Fashion Icon<\/p>\n

In the new photos, we find Depp dressed in a dark blue overcoat and cap, his long gray hair poking out from beneath the hat. Depp looks as if he\u2019s freezing his ass off in the pics, and his makeup is a smear of powder and liquid. Under his coat, we find Depp wearing a button-down vest and a white frilly shirt not unlike the one Jerry Seinfeld wore in that one episode of Seinfeld. Andrea Riseborough (Mandy) stars alongside Depp in the upcoming film.\u00a0Emma Watts is producing, with Stephen Deuters and Jason Forman serving as executive producers.<\/p>\n

Look, this is cool and all, but nothing will ever top The Muppet Christmas Carol or Bill Murray\u2019s Scrooged. Michael Caine is the ultimate Ebenezer Scrooge, although I do not doubt that Depp will give the role his all. The only thing that interests me about this project is Ti West directing the holiday classic. Given his horror background, I\u2019ve no idea how this version of Dickens\u2019 holiday tale will arrive. Color me curious.<\/p>\n

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