
Johnny Depp Books First Big Studio Film Since Amber Heard Fallout
Johnny Depp
Returns to Hollywood
With Starring Role in Holiday Flick
Published
Johnny Depp is making his big Hollywood return … booking the starring role in the latest re-imagining of a Charles Dickens holiday classic, TMZ has confirmed.
Source tells us … Depp is in final negotiations to play the namesake in “Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol” … which is in the works at Paramount Pictures, and will also star Andrea Riseborough.
This ‘Carol’ iteration is described as … “A thrilling ghost story set in Dickens’ London, follows one man’s supernatural journey to face his past, present and future and fight for a second chance.”
This is major news … ’cause this will be Depp’s first big-budget studio flick since his fall from grace over the Amber Heard saga.
As you recall … Johnny and Amber married in 2015 before separating just 15 months later … and, in 2019, their relationship received renewed attention when JD sued AH for defamation over a 2018 Washington Post op-ed she wrote about domestic violence.
After years of litigation — and a trial broadcast millions watched — a jury ruled mostly in favor of Depp … awarding him millions in damages. Heard herself was awarded a couple million in her countersuit by the same jury.
Since then, Depp has mostly been starring in independent films and doing commercial work … but it seems pretty clear Hollywood is ready to bring him back into the fold.
The new take on Dickens’ classic is scheduled to drop in theaters in November 2026.