SAN DIEGO – Hollywood star Johnny Depp made a dramatic return to the mainstream spotlight at San Diego Comic-Con 2026, stepping onto the Hall H stage in full Ebenezer Scrooge costume to launch the first official teaser trailer for his upcoming dark gothic film, “Ebenezer.” The event marked his first major Hollywood studio promotional tour in years and quickly became the most talked-about moment on the convention’s opening day. The film, presented as a dark horror reimagining of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” offers a gritty, unsettling take on the familiar holiday tale and centers on a heavily transformed version of the iconic character. Footage shown in the teaser highlighted eerie visual effects and an extensively made-up, nearly unrecognizable Depp inhabiting the role of Scrooge, emphasizing the story’s more disturbing and atmospheric elements. Fans packed into the Hall H venue responded with a standing ovation as the trailer concluded, underscoring the high level of anticipation surrounding both the film and Depp’s renewed presence on a major studio stage. Production studio representatives said the movie is slated for a worldwide theatrical release later this year, framing “Ebenezer” as a key component of an organized box-office comeback campaign for the actor.

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