Can Johnny Depp return from Oblivion with “Ebenezer”? The original Scrooge McDuck hasn’t had a hit movie in 10 years, since “Pirates 5”
Johnny Depp is trying to make his comeback.
Maybe he’s having a Dickensian moment.
Depp hasn’t starred in a blockbuster film since 2015’s fifth “Pirates of the Caribbean” film, “Dead Men Tell No Tales.”
His most popular work of the last decade was his wild video performance during his divorce and trial with Amber Heard.
Otherwise, they are duds like “Minimata” and “London Fields”. And appearances in Marilyn Manson films.
His next film, I told you a few weeks ago, called “Day Drinker,” was apparently a nightmare shoot. Many editors have come and gone trying to solve this problem.
Reviews of “Ebenezer” are also under embargo until next Thursday at noon – just as the film opens its previews.
“Ebenezer” has the built-in identifier of “A Christmas Carol” and Charles Dickens. Everyone knows the story. If Tim Burton had directed it, there might be some interest. Ti West’s credits primarily include television and music videos. I like his wife’s name, Alison Wonderland.
In the video, Depp makes his case for playing the infamous Scrooge. I don’t know who this guy is hiding in the background. This isn’t about Johnny’s publicist, Melissa Nathan, currently in the news and in court for her role in the Justin Baldoni-Blake Lively debacle. But this guy looks serious, doesn’t he?
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