{"id":15292,"date":"2026-07-24T03:24:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T22:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=15292"},"modified":"2026-07-24T03:24:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T22:24:09","slug":"johnny-depp-makes-surprise-comic-con-appearance-as-ebenezer-scrooge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=15292","title":{"rendered":"Johnny Depp Makes Surprise Comic-Con Appearance as Ebenezer Scrooge"},"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>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/johnny-depp\/\" id=\"auto-tag_johnny-depp\" data-tag=\"johnny-depp\">Johnny Depp<\/a> made a surprise appearance at <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/san-diego-comic-con\/\" id=\"auto-tag_san-diego-comic-con\" data-tag=\"san-diego-comic-con\">San Diego Comic-Con<\/a> on Thursday \u2014 in his full Ebenezer Scrooge regalia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tDepp plays Scrooge in the upcoming Paramount movie, \u201cEbenezer,\u201d directed by Ti West, which debuts in theaters this November. The actor appeared outside of a shop called \u201cScrooge and Marley\u201d in San Diego\u2019s Gaslamp district around 2:30pm, but fans began congregating at the location just after noon for a sneak peek at whatever the studio had planned to promote the film.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tFirst, Christmas carolers came out and performed a medley to cultivate a Yuletide spirit on a balmy 80-degree afternoon. Then, Depp emerged, fully transformed into the curmudgeonly character with makeup and Scrooge\u2019s iconic black coat and matching top hat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cHave you no jobs?\u201d Depp, in character, croaked at the large crowd assembled on the street. \u201cIt seems as though you have so much spare time. I work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cGood day to you, Mr. Scrooge,\u201d one person shouted. He responded curtly, \u201cWhat\u2019s so pleasant about it?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"\/>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWhile Depp\u2019s appearance was intended to be a surprise, a few lucky fans caught sight of the star while cosplaying his more famous characters\u00a0\u2014 including Captain Jack Sparrow from the \u201cPirates of the Caribbean\u201d movies and the Mad Hatter from \u201cAlice in Wonderland\u201d \u2014 and Depp spent some time ribbing them. Depp engaged the crowd with silly skit for nearly half a hour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWest\u2019s \u201cEbenezer\u201d also stars Rupert Grint, Andrea Riseborough, Sam Claflin, Daisy Ridley, Arthur Conti, Ellie Bamber, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Charlie Murphy, with Tramell Tillman and Ian McKellen. The film will debut in theaters on Nov. 13.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe former superstar, whose career was overshadowed by his legal battles and off-screen dramas, is returning to blockbuster filmmaking with \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/ebenezer-a-christmas-carol\/\" id=\"auto-tag_ebenezer-a-christmas-carol\" data-tag=\"ebenezer-a-christmas-carol\">Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol<\/a>.\u201d Paramount debuted a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/film\/news\/johnny-depp-scrooge-christmas-carol-trailer-cinemacon-1236723408\/\">first <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/film\/news\/johnny-depp-scrooge-christmas-carol-trailer-cinemacon-1236723408\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">l<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/film\/news\/johnny-depp-scrooge-christmas-carol-trailer-cinemacon-1236723408\/\">ook at the film at CinemaCon<\/a> earlier this year, with Depp also taking the stage in Las Vegas to wild applause.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cIt really has been an extraordinary privilege,\u201d Depp said about playing the classic role. Scrooge\u2019s tale, he added, is one \u201cI have been obsessed with since I was a little child.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Johnny Depp made a surprise appearance at San Diego Comic-Con on Thursday \u2014 in his full Ebenezer Scrooge regalia. Depp plays Scrooge in the upcoming Paramount movie, \u201cEbenezer,\u201d directed by Ti West, which debuts in theaters this November. The actor appeared outside of a shop called \u201cScrooge and Marley\u201d in San Diego\u2019s Gaslamp district around&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15293,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2224147431.jpg?w=1000&h=563&crop=1","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pics-news"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15292","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15292"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15292\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}