'It's Good to Be Back': Johnny Depp Meets Fans as Ebenezer Scrooge, as First Trailer Drops for His Big Hollywood Return

Johnny Depp has returned to the Hollywood limelight with a astonishment quality astatine Comic-Con successful quality arsenic Ebenezer Scrooge.

The Pirates of the Caribbean and Edward Scissorhands prima greeted fans successful afloat costume and constitution arsenic the Dickensian antihero, who he'll play successful this year's star-studded Christmas movie Ebenezer — a task wide seen arsenic Depp's large Hollywood comeback.

Ebenezer volition besides diagnostic Ian McKellen, Daisy Ridley, Rupert Grint, Andrea Riseborough and Tramell Tillman successful a caller twist connected the beloved Christmas tale, though each eyes volition beryllium connected Depp successful its starring relation — his archetypal large Hollywood portion successful astir a decade, pursuing the widely-publicized ineligible troubles with ex-wife Amber Heard.

This week has seen fans fixed their champion look yet astatine Depp arsenic Scrooge, via a caller trailer (above) and a mates of in-person appearances astatine San Diego Comic-Con. Depp appeared astatine a pop-up recreation of his house, chatting distant with onlookers and yet dropping the character's signature catchphrase of "humbug" to cheers (you tin spot this successful the video below). The histrion past popped up unexpectedly during the event's Directors connected Directing sheet to uncover Ebenezer's trailer to the audience.

After years focusing connected smaller projects and planetary films, the way present seems to beryllium opening up for Depp to marque a vocation comeback — though a question people inactive hangs implicit whether helium volition ever resume his astir iconic role: Pirates of the Caribbean's Captain Jack Sparrow.

Disney has agelong had plans to proceed its buccaneer movie franchise, and shaper Jerry Bruckheimer has talked positively of wanting Depp back. Speaking past year, Bruckheimer confirmed "some" erstwhile Pirates of the Caribbean actors would instrumentality for the adjacent movie, portion offering "a caller take" connected the franchise overall.

Whether this really happens, however, remains to beryllium seen — though a affirmative effect to Ebenezer erstwhile it arrives this November 13 whitethorn alteration that.

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