Hollywood icon Johnny Depp returns to the big screen with Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol, a fresh and chilling adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic tale. Directed by Ti West, known for his masterful horror films, this 2026 release dives deep into Scrooge’s supernatural journey of redemption, loss, and forgiveness. Depp’s portrayal of the cantankerous miser marks a major comeback following his legal battles, promising to blend dark psychological depth with Victorian-era magic. Co-starring Andrea Riseborough, the movie is set to captivate audiences this holiday season with a gripping ghost story that’s both timeless and thrilling. Stay tuned for Depp’s riveting transformation and a cinematic experience that redefines a beloved classic.

‘X’ and ‘Pearl’ director Ti West will helm the Charles Dickens adaptation

Johnny Depp in 2024.Credit : Dave Benett/WireImage

Johnny Depp will reckon with the ghosts of his past, present and future in his new movie.

Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol is in the works from Paramount Pictures, with Depp, 62, attached to star, per multiple outlets. The new take on Charles Dickens’ beloved novella has scheduled a Nov. 13, 2026 release date.

Deadline was first to break the news. “This version, a thrilling ghost story set in Dickens’ London, follows one man’s supernatural journey to face his past, present and future and fight for a second chance,” per the outlet.

Ti West, who helmed horror hits X, Pearl and MaXXXine, is attached to direct the film, with a script by Nathaniel Halpern. Costarring with Depp is To Leslie Oscar nominee Andrea Riseborough.

Johnny Depp in 2024; Andrea Riseborough on Oct. 19.Ernesto S. Ruscio/Getty; Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty

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Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol marks Depp’s first major Hollywood studio movie since 2019’s Waiting for the Barbarians and 2018’s Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. The Oscar nominee, who will next star opposite Penélope Cruz in the thriller Day Drinker, more recently starred in French biopic Jeanne du Barry and directed period drama Modi: Three Days on the Wing of Madness (in U.S. theaters Nov. 7).

Depp stepped back from Hollywood movies following his defamation case with ex-wife Amber Heard. (Their televised six-week trial ended in June 2022 with a verdict that found the Aquaman actress liable on all three counts of defamation in regards to a 2018 op-ed she had written. After making appeals, the exes agreed in a settlement that Heard would pay Depp $1 million, which he’d donate to several different charities.)

Johnny Depp in 2023; Ti West in 2024.Mike Coppola/Getty; Julien Hekimian/Getty

West’s upcoming movie is not the only adaptation of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol to hit the big screen; in June, Deadline reported that Robert Eggers and Willem Dafoe, director and star of Nosferatu, are also taking the classic ghost story in a horror direction.

Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol will be in theaters in time for Christmas next year, Nov. 13, 2026.