Fantasy Ti West to direct A Christmas Carol | Johnny Depp to star

[Pennywise]

EXCLUSIVE: Ti West Is Set To Direct ‘A Christmas Carol’ Film For Paramount With Johnny Depp Set To Star

Ti West’s next project is set to be A Christmas Carol film for Paramount Pictures with Johnny Depp set to star as Ebenezer Scrooge.

www.nexuspointnews.com

 

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The first half of the headline got me really excited, and the second half deflated it all. **** Johnny Depp.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

If true, kind of confirms exactly what I thought about West.

 

[Pennywise]

Would rather see Robert Eggers’ take when he gets around to it.

 

[Stringer]

Ti feeling himself a bit too much huh?

 

[AndrewGilkison]

We are casting Johnny Depp in movies in 2025?

 

[emielaen]

Uhhhh

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

Read the room Ti.

 

[Pennywise]

 

[Drizzle]

This is just a dumb move all around. Let Eggers do his thing, we've already got enough Christmas Carols out there and we certainly don't need one with Depp.

 

[Pennywise]

Johnny Depp To Star In ‘Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol’ At Paramount With Ti West Directing; Andrea Riseborough Also Joins Movie Dated For November 2026

Paramount has tapped Johnny Depp to star in 'Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol' movie which is being directed by Ti West.

deadline.com

Andrea Riseborough has also signed on,

Don’t do it, Andrea!

 

[AndrewGilkison]

I think casting someone like Depp is a slap in the face to the themes of the story.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Ti West fans realizing Ti West is exactly who his films said he is.

 

[OtherwiseKnownAs]

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Beyond the obvious grossness. Depp hasn't been able to act for well over a decade.

 

[SwordOfMorning]

Scrooge gets too hammered at Fezzigwig's dance and commences savagely beating Belle.

 

[OrbOfConfusion]

I think this is Depp's first actual big or at least noteworthy role since the trials?

 

[DarthSkywalker]

I think this is Depp's first actual big or at least noteworthy role since the trials?

Brought to you by Ellison!

 

[Mani-Man]

Casting Johnny Depp in 2025 is like casting Jared Leto in anything...dumb.
Give me a Robert Eggers one without Depp and im hyped.

 

[SwordOfMorning]

I, sincerely, just from an acting POV (I hate them both equally as people) think Jared Leto as Scrooge would be better casting than the withered drunk husk of Johnny Depp.

 

[Drizzle]

This is actually hilarious because starting off a sentence with "In this version" implies that there's a big difference compared to previous versions but they just go on to describe the basic plot of A Christmas Carol.

 

[SwordOfMorning]

Depp as Scrooge is also obviously intentional meta-casting for a redemption narrative. Sickens me.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Depp as Scrooge is also obviously intentional meta-casting for a redemption narrative. Sickens me.

Yep. Though in this version I doubt Scrooge has actually done anything wrong.

 

[AndrewGilkison]

Depp as Scrooge is also obviously intentional meta-casting for a redemption narrative. Sickens me.

A redemption narrative that he hasn't earned, because instead of taking accountability for the harm he did to Amber, he turned his divorce into a culture war battle in the public eye and smeared her reputation. Him playing Scrooge is a mockery of the original story and its themes, because Depp has never shown any remorse for what he's done and has been nothing but enabled and rewarded for his bad behavior.

 

[Boom]

I'll be really irked if this causes Eggers' version to be put on ice.