Johnny Depp to Star in Ti West's EBENEZER: A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Johnny Depp is in final talks to star in Paramount's "Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol", a new adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic holiday story. Horror filmmaker Ti West ("X", "Pearl", "Maxxxine") will direct from a script by Nathaniel Halpern ("Tales From the Loop", "Legion").

Depp will play the titular role of Ebenezer Scrooge, a misanthropic and miserly businessman in 19th century London who is visited by the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future in an effort to save himself from an afterlife of torment. Andrea Riseborough ("Oblivion", "To Leslie") is set to co-star.

Paramount is looking to release the film on November 13, 2026. "Nosferatu" director Robert Eggers is also developing his own version of the iconic story at Warner Bros., with Willem Dafoe circling the role of Scrooge.

Emma Watts is producing, and Stephen Deuters and Jason Forman are executive producers.

Depp recently finished work on the thriller "Day Drinker" in which he stars opposite Penélope Cruz, and the film expected to premiere in 2026. Depp's new directorial project, the biographical drama "Modì, Three Days on the Wing of Madness" is set to open in US theaters on November 7th. The film stars Riccardo Scamarcio, Stephen Graham and Al Pacino.

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New on Blu-ray: A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1951) Starring Alastair Sim

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Product Description: Alastair Sim's tour-de-force performance as the ultimate miser, Ebenezer Scrooge, has almost single-handedly made this beloved version of Charles Dickens' story into one of the best-loved Christmas films of all time. Some of Britain's best filmmakers united behind Sim, who was joined by a delightful cast of accomplished and acclaimed English actors; creating what many today believe to be the best and most faithful production of Dickens' immortal tale. Cranky and curmudgeonly Scrooge learns the error of his unkind ways and is taught the true meaning of the holidays when he is visited by the ghost of his late business partner and the spirits of Christmas past, present and future. This Blu-ray edition has been digitally restored from a new 1080p, 24fps high definition transfer master produced from the 35mm negative and fine grain.

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New Soundtracks: A CHRISTMAS CAROL (Dustin O'Halloran & Volker Bertelmann)

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Composer:
Dustin O'Halloran
Volker Bertelmann

Total Time:
47:32

Label:
Hollywood Records

Purchasing Links:
MP3, Apple

Release Date
January 17, 2020

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A CHRISTMAS CAROL (2019) - Trailers, Featurette, Images and Posters

"A Christmas Carol" is a three-part miniseries, based on Charles Dickens' 1843 novella of the same name. The film is directed by Nick Murphy ("The Awakening") from a script by Steven Knight ("Peaky Blinders"), and executive produced by actor Tom Hardy ("Mad Max: Fury Road") and filmmaker Ridley Scott ("Gladiator", "Alien").

Guy Pearce stars as Ebenezer Scrooge, a bitter old man who despises the Christmas holiday. Over the course of Christmas Eve night he is visited by three ghosts that will show him his past, present and future. Stephen Graham, Andy Serkis, Charlotte Riley, Joe Alwyn, Vinette Robinson, Jason Flemyng and Lenny Rush co-star.

"A Christmas Carol" is set to premiere on December 22-24, 2019 on BBC One in the UK, and on December 19, 2019 in the US on FX.

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New Series Trailers: HUNTERS, V WARS, A CHRISTMAS CAROL and MIRACLE WORKERS - DARK AGES

Today we have new trailers for:

• The Amazon original series "Hunters" from executive producer Jordan Peele ("Us", "Get Out"). The show is an offbeat revenge thriller inspired by true events and it stars Al Pacino, Logan Lerman, Dylan Baker, Josh Radnor, Jerrika Hinton, Lena Olin and Greg Austin.
• Netflix's new vampire horror series "V Wars" starring Ian Somerhalder ("The Vampire Diaries"), Adrian Holmes, Peter Outerbridge, Kyle Harrison Breitkopf, Jacky Lai and Kimberly-Sue Murray. Based on the graphic novel series of the same name, the series is executive produced by William Laurin and Glenn Davis, creators of the Syfy series "Aftermath".
• FX's Christmas miniseries "A Christmas Carol" based on Charles Dickens' classic holiday tale. The three-part limited series has been produced and written by Steven Knight ("Peaky Blinders"). The cast features Guy Pearce, Andy Serkis, Stephen Graham, Charlotte Riley, Joe Alwyn, Vinette Robinson and Jason Flemyng.
• The second season of the TBS anthology comedy series "Miracle Workers" starring Daniel Radcliffe and Steve Buscemi.

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New Series Trailers: SELENA, REPRISAL, SERVANT, A CHRISTMAS CAROL and HARLEY QUINN

Today we have new trailers for:

• The upcoming Netflix biographical series "Selena" that chronicles the life of the late Mexican-American Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla (previously played by Jennifer Lopez in the 1997 feature film). Produced and written by Moises Zamora, the show stars Christian Serratos ("The Walking Dead") in the lead role.
• Hulu's new ten-episode retro-chic crime noir series "Reprisal" starring Abigail Spencer ("Timeless"), Rodrigo Santoro ("Westworld"), Ron Perlman ("Hellboy") and Mena Massoud ("Aladdin"). The show is created, written and executive produced by Josh Corbin ("StartUp").
• The AppleTV horror streaming series "Servant" from acclaimed filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan ("The Sixth Sense", "Split"). The cast features Toby Kebbell ("Kong: Skull Island"), Lauren Ambrose ("Six Feet Under"), Nell Tiger Free ("Game of Thrones") and Rupert Grint ("Harry Potter").
• FX's three-part miniseries "A Christmas Carol" produced and written by Steven Knight ("Peaky Blinders") based on Charles Dickens' classic 1843 holiday story of the same name. The film stars Guy Pearce, Andy Serkis, Stephen Graham, Charlotte Riley, Joe Alwyn, Vinette Robinson and Jason Flemyng.
• DC Universe's adult animated comedy series "Harley Quinn" based on the DC Comics character of the same name. The show features the voices of Kaley Cuoco, Lake Bell, Alan Tudyk, Diedrich Bader, Jim Rash, Ron Funches, Christopher Meloni, Tony Hale and more.

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