Johnny Depp set to make massive Hollywood return with Christmas Carol

Hollywood star Johnny Depp appears to be planning to return to the large display screen, years after his extremely publicised authorized battle together with his ex-wife, actor Amber Heard. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Paramount Pictures, below the management of David Ellison, stays in last negotiations to choose up the undertaking primarily based on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.

While Johnny Depp is anticipated to take over the lead function, filmmaker Ti West, recognized for X, Pearl and MaXXXine films, will direct the movie titled Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol. Paramount is able to launch the movie on November 13, 2026.

Besides Depp, Andrea Riseborough can also be hooked up to the undertaking. Nathaniel Halpern is helming the script, whereas Emma Watts is the producer. Stephen Deuters and Jason Forman are serving as government producers. As described by the studio, the movie will carry a “thrilling ghost story set in Dickens’ London, following one man’s supernatural journey to face his past, present and future and fight for a second chance,” as quoted by the outlet.

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Johnny Depp can be seen as Ebenezer Scrooge. The undertaking marks a serious transfer for Depp following his defamation combat in 2022. The authorized battle led to a string of headlines, even resulting in his firing from Warner Bros’s Fantastic Beasts franchise in 2020. While the business approached the actor for a lot of different initiatives, the actor remained selective. He just lately additionally accomplished manufacturing on Lionsgate’s Day Drinker reverse Penelope Cruz, Deadline said. The movie is anticipated to be launched subsequent yr.