It’s good to be back: Johnny Depp returns as Scrooge in Ebenezer trailer
Paramount Pictures has released the first trailer for Ebenezer, starring Johnny Depp as Ebenezer Scrooge. The film is her first major Hollywood studio release following the 2022 Amber Heard defamation lawsuit.
Johnny Depp is coming back to Hollywood in a big way. first trailer for EbenezerThe film, his first major studio film following his high-profile legal battle with ex-wife Amber Heard, has been released by Paramount Pictures.
Directed by filmmaker Tee West, Ebenezer A dark retelling of Charles Dickens’ classic a Christmas Carol. Depp plays the iconic Ebenezer Scrooge, a bitter and lonely man haunted by the ghosts of Christmas.
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The trailer shows Depp’s Scrooge encountering terrifying spirits who force him to relive moments from his past. When not being chased, he is seen roaming the snow-covered streets, attacking those around him, throwing snowballs at passersby. As he says, “It’s good to be back,” this line feels like a fitting nod to Depp’s return to mainstream Hollywood cinema.
The film is Depp’s first major Hollywood release since his widely publicized defamation lawsuit with Amber Heard in 2022. During the trial, both Depp and Heard accused each other of domestic abuse. The jury found that both had made defamatory statements against each other. Depp was awarded $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages, while Heard received $2 million in compensatory damages.
Following the controversy, Depp withdrew from major Hollywood productions. He was replaced by Mads Mikkelsen as Gellert Grindelwald. Fantastic Beasts: The Mysteries of Dumbledore. In recent years, he has appeared in international films such as Minamata And jean du barryand also directed Modern, three days on the wings of madness.
Together EbenezerDepp is also set to return to the big screen in an upcoming action thriller day drinkerCo-starring Penelope Cruz and Madeleine Cline.
Ebenezer It also stars Andrea Riseborough, Trammell Tillman, Ian McKellen, Rupert Grint, Sam Claflin and Daisy Ridley.
Speaking previously about the project, director Ty West said he got an early exposure to its adaptations a Christmas Carol helped shape his love of horror, making the story a natural fit for his style of filmmaking.
Ebenezer It is scheduled to be released in theaters on November 13.