Johnny Depp has been revealed as Ebenezer Scrooge in a new poster for Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol. Paramount Pictures used the image to give the first look at the actor in the role, with the film scheduled for theaters on November 13, 2026.
The poster does not give a full view of Depp. It shows Ebenezer’s black hat with snow collecting on the edge and only Depp’s eyes beneath it, a partial reveal that keeps the character locked inside the classic figure of Scrooge instead of turning the image into a full costume showcase.
Ebenezer Scrooge in the poster
The reveal matters because it fixes the film’s central casting in public view: Depp is playing Ebenezer Scrooge in a fresh take on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. For readers tracking the project, the poster is the cleanest signal yet of how the studio wants to position the movie — not as a broad holiday riff, but as a character-led adaptation built around one of literature’s most familiar names.
Ti West is drawing inspiration from Nathaniel Halpern’s script, and the film centers on Scrooge as a close-fisted businessman who is haunted by the ghosts of the past, present and future. Those encounters force him to change his penny-pinching approach and live with a new outlook, which gives the adaptation a straightforward narrative engine instead of leaving the character stuck as a symbol.
Ti West and Nathaniel Halpern
The cast reaches well beyond Depp. Arthur Conti, Rupert Grint, Daisy Ridley, Andrea Riseborough, Sam Claflin, Ian McKellen, Ellie Bamber, Charlie Murphy and Tramell Tillman are all attached, with Emma Watts producing and Andrew Larry, Pete Chiappetta, Jason Forman, Stephen Deuters, Adam Bohling, Anthony Tittannegro and David Reid listed as executive producers. That roster signals a sizable prestige play around a property that already carries name recognition.
For viewers following the project, the November 2026 release plan for Johnny Depp gives the poster immediate commercial context: the character reveal is not just a tease, it is the first marketing step toward a theatrical launch on November 13, 2026.
November 13, 2026
The one thing the poster does not answer is how West will separate this version from earlier adaptations beyond the casting and visual restraint. That missing piece is now the real draw, because the image gives Depp’s Scrooge the face and the hat, but not yet the interpretation underneath them.
