Ebenezer Premiere: Johnny Depp Returns as Scrooge in London
Johnny Depp returned to the red carpet in London on Monday night for the global premiere of Ebenezer, the dark new retelling of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol in which he plays the miser Ebenezer Scrooge. The premiere took place at the ODEON Luxe Leicester Square on Monday, November 9, ahead of the film’s cinema release on November 13.
A star-studded London premiere
Depp was joined on the red carpet by co-stars Rupert Grint, Ellie Bamber, Sam Claflin and Dar Zuzovsky, along with director Ti West. Photographs from the night showed Depp posing with Grint, who plays a key role in the film, while crowds gathered outside the Leicester Square cinema to catch a glimpse of the cast. The premiere was described as one of the most anticipated holiday film events of the season.
Speaking to Extra on the red carpet, Depp reacted to the warm reception from fans, saying he owed them a great deal for standing by him. The actor, 63, has been at the centre of the film’s marketing campaign, with Paramount presenting the project as his return to big Hollywood studio leading roles after eight years away from major studio productions.
What is Ebenezer about?
Ebenezer is a dark, supernatural reimagining of Dickens’s 1843 novella A Christmas Carol. Directed by Ti West from a screenplay by Nathaniel Halpern, the film follows Scrooge on a haunting journey through his past, present and future as he faces the possibility of redemption. Depp plays the older Scrooge, while Arthur Conti plays his younger self.
The cast also includes Andrea Riseborough, Daisy Ridley, Tramell Tillman, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Charlie Murphy and Ian McKellen. A special screening of the film was held in New York on November 1, ahead of the London global premiere. Early reports from a test screening in New Jersey gave the film a score of 80 out of 100, with Depp himself scoring 86.
A comeback test for Depp
For Depp, Ebenezer is widely seen as a comeback test. His career was overshadowed for years by his legal battles with former wife Amber Heard, and the film marks his first major Hollywood studio production in eight years. Paramount has leaned heavily on his most famous roles in the trailer, which opens with references to Captain Jack Sparrow, Edward Scissorhands and the Mad Hatter before announcing: “The master of misfits returns.”
Whether the film restores Depp to the ranks of mainstream leading men will become clear when it opens in cinemas. His next film, Day Drinker, is due for release in 2027. For more on Hollywood casting news, read our earlier report here: https://ntmnews.online/?p=4402
When and where to watch
Ebenezer opens in cinemas in the UK and the US on November 13, 2026, with Australia and Brazil getting the film a day earlier on November 12. The film is rated PG-13 for frightening material. For more on the year’s biggest showbiz stories, read here: https://ntmnews.online/?p=4393
Source: Page Six, Extra, MarkMeets — November 9, 2026