Ebenezer (2026)
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A miserly businessman is forced through a supernatural journey of visions to find a chance at redemption.
The story
Set in early Victorian London, the film follows the miserly businessman Ebenezer Scrooge. As the holiday season approaches, Scrooge is forced through a series of supernatural visions of the past, present, and future. This journey serves as a supernatural path toward a potential chance at redemption, expanding upon the familiar elements of the classic Dickensian tale.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Set in early Victorian London, the film follows the miserly businessman Ebenezer Scrooge. During a supernatural journey, Scrooge is forced to experience visions of the past, present, and future. These visions provide him with a chance at redemption. The story is a stylized reimagining of the Dickens novella, incorporating elements of supernatural horror and humor.
- Original title
- Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol
- First release year
- 2026
- Production countries
- United Kingdom; United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Ti West
- Writers
- Nathaniel Halpern · screenplay
- Cast and characters
- Johnny Depp · Ebenezer Scrooge; Arthur Conti · young Ebenezer; Rupert Grint · Bob Cratchit; Andrea Riseborough · the Ghost of Christmas Past; Tramell Tillman · the Ghost of Christmas Present; Daisy Ridley · Emily Cratchit; Ian McKellen · Jacob Marley; Sam Claflin · Fred; Ellie Bamber · Isabel Fezziwig
- Genres
- Christmas; Gothic; dark fantasy; black comedy
- Themes
- redemption; transformation
- Tone and mood
- dark; humorous
- Setting
- Early Victorian London
- Premise and plot tags
- supernatural; reimagining
- Source material / true-story basis
- A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
- Content notes
- horror
- Reception
- The campaign for the film received mixed reactions, with some critics praising the lead actor's return while others criticized the marketing's framing of the project as a 'Hollywood comeback'.
- Production trivia
- The film features a physical transformation of the lead actor.; The production utilized the 80-acre historic site of The Historic Dockyard Chatham.
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