Three years after legal battles over his split from Amber Heard, Johnny Depp is making a striking return to Hollywood with ‘Ebenezer.’ Adapted from Charles Dickens’ classic ‘A Christmas Carol,’ Depp’s new, dramatic look as Ebenezer Scrooge has captured attention.
Johnny Depp looks unrecognisable as Ebenezer
Pictures from Daily Mail UK reveal Depp dressed in a blue brocade overcoat and black cap, and sporting long grey sideburns.Depp will be seen in the role of an anti-hero Ebenezer Scrooge, who is a man on the fringes of society, forced to confront his misdeeds before emerging as a changed man.The 63-year-old actor was seen shivering and laughing between takes with his co-star, Andrea Riseborough, who features in the Ghost of Christmas Past, who wore an ephemeral white gown, a white wig and appeared to have white contact lenses in her eyes to complete the ghostly effect.
About ‘Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol’ and more
The film, with the title ‘Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol’, is expected to be in cinemas in November 2026, just in time for the holiday season. Dickens’ classic 1843 novel centres on Scrooge, an elderly miser, who is visited on Christmas Eve by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley, and the spirits of Christmas past, present, and yet to come.According to the above-stated portal, the star-cast includes Sir Ian McKellen, Star Wars actress Daisy Ridley, Bohemian Rhapsody’s Ellie Bamber, Harry Potter star Rupert Grint, Severance’s Tramell Tillman and Sam Claflin, who appeared in The Hunger Games.
Is Depp hinting at a ‘Pirates of the Caribbean ’ comeback?
Amid rumours about Depp’s discussion with Pirates of the Caribbean producer Jerry Bruckheimer about reprising his role as Jack Sparrow for a sixth film, Depp recently teased fans on TikTok, uploading a clip inspired by his legendary Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. In the video, a tattooed hand seemingly Johnny’s inscribed with a quill on rustic paper: “As it happens, the rum is not gone,” matching the post’s caption.Depp will also star alongside Penelope Cruz in the action film ‘Day Drinker’ later this year.