Paramount is in negotiations for a new take on Charles Dickens’ “Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol,” starring Johnny Depp, TheWrap has learned.
Ti West is attached to direct, with Andrea Riseborough also attached to star in the project. Nathaniel Halpern wrote the script, while Emma Watts is producing and Stephen Deuters and Jason Forman are executive producing.
The official logline is as follows: “A thrilling ghost story set in Dickens’ London, following one man’s supernatural journey to face his past, present and future and fight for a second chance.”
Paramount is eyeing a Nov. 13, 2026, release date.
“Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol” is the second studio project and the biggest Depp has after wrapping “Day Drinker” with Penélope Cruz at Lionsgate. Both projects come years after his highly publicized defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard.
This is also the second “A Christmas Carol” project currently in the works, as Warner Bros. Pictures is in development with writer/director/producer Robert Eggers for a retelling of the classic Christmas ghost story with Willem Dafoe circling to star.
“Modi,” Depp’s latest directorial venture since “The Brave,” is set to hit U.S. theaters Nov. 7th.
Depp is repped by Range Media Partners; Riseborough by CAA, Independent Talent Group and Untitled; and West by CAA and LBI Entertainment.
Nexus Point News first reported the news.
