{"id":15105,"date":"2026-07-23T22:48:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T17:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=15105"},"modified":"2026-07-23T22:48:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T17:48:15","slug":"johnny-depp-teases-new-film-ebenezer-on-instagram-out-nov-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=15105","title":{"rendered":"Johnny Depp teases new film &#8216;Ebenezer&#8217; on Instagram, out Nov. 13"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article\">\n<p>Johnny Depp has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/johnnydepp\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">cleared his Instagram grid<\/a> and replaced it with three posts carrying a message for his nearly 30 million followers: Prepare to be humbugged.<\/p>\n<p>As of July 23, the actor has wiped his previous posts, updated his profile picture, and transformed his account into an advertisement for <em>Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol<\/em>, his upcoming movie based on Charles Dickens&#8217; holiday classic.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitterEmbed twitter-tweet\"><p>\n    <a class=\"text-gray-600\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nstbel\/status\/2080322326164303967\" title=\"(Opens in a new tab) (opens in a new window)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n        This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.<br \/>\n    <\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Depp&#8217;s feed now contains only three branded images that combine to spell &#8220;BAH HUM BUG.&#8221; Read in order, the captions announce: &#8220;This November&#8230;&#8221; &#8220;Prepare to be&#8230;&#8221; and &#8220;Humbugged.&#8221; His bio has also been replaced with a reference to his character: &#8220;Before he was Scrooge, he was Ebenezer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Depp is playing Ebenezer Scrooge in the movie, which Paramount Pictures will release in theaters on Nov. 13. Fans immediately caught on; this is unusual for Depp, who posts sparingly and hasn\u2019t changed his profile picture in years.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitterEmbed twitter-tweet\"><p>\n    <a class=\"text-gray-600\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/salveogvm\/status\/2080323866430259564\" title=\"(Opens in a new tab) (opens in a new window)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n        This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.<br \/>\n    <\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitterEmbed twitter-tweet\"><p>\n    <a class=\"text-gray-600\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kopiopisarz\/status\/2080323882423112093\" title=\"(Opens in a new tab) (opens in a new window)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n        This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.<br \/>\n    <\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitterEmbed twitter-tweet\"><p>\n    <a class=\"text-gray-600\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JerrieDepp\/status\/2080325668999708961\" title=\"(Opens in a new tab) (opens in a new window)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n        This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.<br \/>\n    <\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Social media wipes have become a go-to move for celebrities announcing new projects. <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/taylor-swift\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">Taylor Swift<\/a> famously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BYI48JxniO3\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=ABowccxg8l4IMCRYvJl4W34\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">cleared her accounts in 2017<\/a> before teasing <em>Reputation<\/em> with snake imagery, and musicians like Miley Cyrus, Dua Lipa, Madonna, and Normani have all deployed similar resets before dropping new work. <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/video\/olivia-rodrigo-my-ex-snl-sketch\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">Olivia Rodrigo<\/a> just pulled the same trick to promote her new album, <em>You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love<\/em>, which dropped June 12, 2026.<\/p>\n<section x-data=\"window.newsletter({ isDeal: false })\" x-init=\"init()\" aria-label=\"Newsletter Sign-Up\" class=\"relative invisible my-12 mx-auto w-full max-w-3xl md:my-16 ziff-component accent-cut-for-gradient-bg accent-cut-border-for-gradient-bg bg-gradient-fuchsia-secondary p-[2px]\">\n<p>\n            <span class=\"text-gradient-fuchsia-secondary\">Mashable Trend Report<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>This strategy works especially well on Instagram, where you can transform an account with millions of followers into a clean advertising canvas. In Depp&#8217;s case, the three remaining images function as a miniature billboard \u2014 visitors need to scroll through all of them to grasp the full message.<\/p>\n<p>Actors have occasionally used this tactic for movie promotion, too. Blake Lively wiped her Instagram posts and changed her bio to &#8220;What happened to Emily?&#8221; while promoting the 2018 thriller <em>A Simple Favor<\/em>. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitterEmbed twitter-tweet\"><p>\n    <a class=\"text-gray-600\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jordynpettit\/status\/991101225209917440\" title=\"(Opens in a new tab) (opens in a new window)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n        This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.<br \/>\n    <\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Depp&#8217;s version is less mysterious, but it&#8217;s still getting fans excited.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitterEmbed twitter-tweet\"><p>\n    <a class=\"text-gray-600\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaziEzike_Nedu\/status\/2080326459034382753\" title=\"(Opens in a new tab) (opens in a new window)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n        This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.<br \/>\n    <\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitterEmbed twitter-tweet\"><p>\n    <a class=\"text-gray-600\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MDhiara1770\/status\/2080327769846919300\" title=\"(Opens in a new tab) (opens in a new window)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n        This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.<br \/>\n    <\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Directed by <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/x-horror-movie-2022-review-ti-west-a24\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\"><em>X<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/pearl-review\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\"><em>Pearl<\/em><\/a><em>,<\/em> and <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/maxxxine-review\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\"><em>MaXXXine<\/em><\/a> filmmaker Ti West, <em>Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol<\/em> presents Dickens\u2019 story as a supernatural ghost tale. Written by Nathaniel Halpern, the film is produced by Emma Watts, with West among its executive producers.<\/p>\n<p>Depp plays Scrooge, a miserly businessman whose encounters with the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come force him to confront the life he has lived and fight for a second chance. The cast also includes Andrea Riseborough, Ian McKellen, <em>Severance<\/em> star Tramell Tillman, Rupert Grint, Daisy Ridley, and Sam Claflin.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zdcs.link\/9ZJBOP?pageview_type=Standard&amp;template=article&amp;module=content_body&amp;element=offer&amp;item=text-link&amp;element_label=Ebenezer%3A%20A%20Christmas%20Carol%20arrives%20in%20theaters%20on%20Nov.%2013.&amp;object_type=article&amp;object_uuid=05u7S08cSoFLX2FSVlygrcl&amp;short_url=9ZJBOP&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Farticle-route-prefix%2Flife%2Fjohnny-depp-instagram-ebenezer-scrooge\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\"><em>Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol<\/em> arrives in theaters on Nov. 13.<\/a><\/p>\n<section class=\"mx-auto max-w-7xl\">\n<\/section><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Johnny Depp has cleared his Instagram grid and replaced it with three posts carrying a message for his nearly 30 million followers: Prepare to be humbugged. 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