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Every adaptation of Charles Dickens’ timeless ghost story has been a delightful blend of festive cheer and whimsical terror, and now, A Christmas Carol returns to the big screen as Paramount Pictures’ Ebenezer, in the hands of horror filmmaker Ti West. After the writer and director, best known for the X Trilogy, was brought on to adapt Nathaniel Halpern’s (Legion) screenplay, he and star Johnny Depp met under bizarre circumstances that led the duo to believe this was a match written in the stars, they tell Collider’s Steve Weintraub.
Depp, who’s spent decades creating unforgettable on-screen characters, stars as the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge, who’s visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future on one unbelievable night that will change his life forever. The movie also stars Rupert Grint, Tramell Tillman, Andrea Riseborough, Sam Claflin, Daisy Ridley, Arthur Conti, Ellie Bamber, and Ian McKellen.
In this interview, Depp and West look back at their own pasts, revisiting special moments from their careers, and share the story behind their first meeting for Ebenezer that signaled to the two of them that this collaboration was “meant to be.” Depp also shares his personal approach to scenes, and how he lands on performances for iconic characters like Captain Jack Sparrow, Edward Scissorhands, and more.
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