{
  "id": 19712835,
  "title": "Johnny Depp’s dour 'Ebenezer' is a horror-tinged holiday slog",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/johnny-depps-dour-ebenezer-is-a-horror-tinged-holiday-slog",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T21:50:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Today",
    "slug": "japan-today",
    "url": "https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/movie-review-johnny-depp%E2%80%99s-dour-%27ebenezer%27-is-a-horror-tinged-holiday-slog"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Johnny Depp is set to star in Ebenezer, a new adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic Christmas story, A Christmas Carol. According to the Daily Times, the 63-year-old actor has reportedly agreed to a $5 million salary for the production, which marks his return to major Hollywood films at a significantly lower rate than his previous blockbuster earnings.\n\nThe film, produced by Paramount Pictures, explores the backstory of the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge and features an all-star cast. The Conversation AU reports that this version portrays London as a dark and violent place filled with danger and predators, where Dickens’ ghosts are reimagined as zombies. The retelling presents a different side to Scrooge, depicting him as a man whose worldly ambition masks a vulnerability caused by bullying and abuse.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "El Pais",
        "title": "Handsome and troubled: Kurt Cobain, Johnny Depp, Evan Dando and 22 other idols who founded grunge",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/guapos-y-problematicos-kurt-cobain-johnny-depp-evan-dando-y-otros-22",
        "published": "2026-11-10T10:46:24.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}