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Paramount has announced a star-studded formed acceptable to articulation Johnny Depp successful Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol, a caller instrumentality connected the festive classic.
Harry Potter's Rupert Grint, The Hunger Games' Sam Claflin and Star Wars' Daisy Ridley volition each articulation the erstwhile Pirates of the Caribbean legend, alongside Lord of the Rings' Ian McKellen, The Grudge's Andrea Riseborough and Severance's Tramell Tillman.
Depp volition play the rubric relation of Christmas-despising miser Ebenezer Scrooge successful this retelling of the Charles Dickens' novella. The movie volition beryllium Depp's astir salient task since 2018's Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, pursuing his caller high-profile ineligible issues with ex-wife Amber Heard.
Deadline reports that this mentation volition absorption connected Depp's incarnation of Scrooge facing his past, contiguous and aboriginal portion warring for a 2nd chance. Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol has been acceptable with a November 13, 2026 merchandise date.
Grint, who played Ron Weasley successful the Harry Potter movie series, is reportedly acceptable to play Bob Cratchit, Scrooge's loyal clerk and begetter of Tiny Tim, the beleaguered lad that yet helps soften Scrooge's heart.
Recent months person seen announcements for a increasing fig of projects involving Depp, arsenic the histrion inches backmost into the spotlight. The histrion has said he's moving connected creating the quality of Hyde for a caller graphic caller with Ridley Scott, volition nutrient and perchance prima successful an English adaptation of Russian literate classical The Master and Margarita, and volition adjacent beryllium seen successful theaters alongside Penélope Cruz successful Lionsgate’s American enactment thriller Day Drinker, which carries a 2026 merchandise date.
Is each of this starring to a instrumentality for Depp arsenic his iconic Pirates of the Caribbean quality Captain Jack Sparrow? As long-gestating plans for a sixth introduction successful the swashbuckling blockbuster bid yet statesman to materialize, there's caller signs that Depp could beryllium included.
Back successful August, shaper Jerry Bruckheimer revealed helium had spoken to Depp astir returning arsenic Jack Sparrow successful Pirates of the Caribbean 6 — and it sounded similar the histrion was interested. "If helium likes the mode the part's written, I deliberation helium would bash it," Bruckheimer said. "It's each astir what's connected the page, arsenic we each know."
Earlier this month, Depp made a peculiar quality successful Japan to person a customized portion of artwork showing Captain Jack Sparrow drawn successful the benignant of One Piece, penned by the anime's creator.
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