The Ebenezer London premiere lit up Leicester Square tonight, Monday 9 November 2026, as Johnny Depp stepped back onto a red carpet for the global premiere of his dark new take on A Christmas Carol. Just four days before the film reaches cinemas, the Ebenezer London premiere brought Depp together with co-star Rupert Grint and director Ti West at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square, and the first pictures from the night show a star enjoying every minute of his comeback.
Image Credit: Paramount Pictures — Official Trailer/Poster via YouTube
For Depp, the Ebenezer London premiere was more than a photo call. It was the public launch of his first major wide release since 2018, and the crowd that turned out in central London made sure he knew it. Here are the five most exciting details from a night that sets up one of the biggest Christmas-season releases of 2026.
1. Johnny Depp’s red-carpet return steals the night at the Ebenezer London premiere
The biggest story of the Ebenezer London premiere was Depp himself. The actor, who plays Ebenezer Scrooge in Ti West’s gothic retelling, arrived to cheers from fans who had waited in the cold to see him, and he spent time greeting them before heading inside. Speaking to Extra on the carpet, Depp reacted to the fan love and said he owes them, a small, warm moment that summed up the mood of the evening.
It has been a long road back for the star. Ebenezer will be his first major wide release since Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald in 2018, and Paramount has handled his return with care, rolling the film out through a special New York screening on 1 November and now this global premiere in London. The Ebenezer London premiere felt like the moment the comeback became real, with Depp relaxed, smiling and posing for the cameras in front of a backdrop dressed in Christmas greenery and snow-dusted fir trees.
2. Rupert Grint joins Depp, and the Wizarding World reunion writes itself
The second headline from the Ebenezer London premiere was the sight of Depp posing side by side with Rupert Grint. Grint, best known to the world as Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter films, plays Bob Cratchit, Scrooge’s long-suffering clerk, and the two men looked delighted to share the carpet. Just Jared reported that Depp and Grint posed together as they arrived, and the photographs quickly became the most shared images of the night.
It is a reunion with a neat twist. Depp once played Gellert Grindelwald in the Fantastic Beasts films, the Wizarding World spin-off series, while Grint grew up in the original Harry Potter saga. Now the two of them share a Dickens adaptation instead, with Grint’s Cratchit standing up to Depp’s miser in the story’s most famous confrontation. For fans of both franchises, the Ebenezer London premiere delivered a pairing nobody had quite expected.
3. The full cast turns out for Ti West at the Ebenezer London premiere
Depp and Grint were far from alone on the carpet. The Ebenezer London premiere brought out Tramell Tillman, Sam Claflin, Ellie Bamber, Robert Strange, Charlie Murphy and Henry Lloyd-Hughes, alongside director Ti West, for the film’s big night in London. Tillman plays the Ghost of Christmas Present, Claflin plays Scrooge’s nephew Fred, Bamber plays Isabel Fezziwig, and Robert Strange plays the terrifying Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come.
Andrea Riseborough, who plays the Ghost of Christmas Past, and Daisy Ridley, who plays Emily Cratchit, were not named among the arrivals in the first premiere reports, while Ian McKellen, who plays Jacob Marley, was also absent from the published guest lists. The turnout still gave the Ebenezer London premiere a full ensemble feel, and West, the horror filmmaker behind X and Pearl, took his place at the centre of it, presenting a Christmas film that leans hard into the ghost story at the heart of Dickens’ tale.
4. A snow-dusted Christmas carpet sets the tone for a dark festive film
The look of the Ebenezer London premiere matched the film it was launching. The red carpet at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square was dressed with Christmas greenery and snow-dusted fir trees, a festive frame for a film that is anything but cosy. West’s Ebenezer is a gothic, supernatural take on A Christmas Carol, and Paramount is selling it as a ghost story first and a Christmas film second.
That tone runs through everything the studio has shown so far. The film carries the tagline “The name you know, the story you don’t,” it is rated PG-13 in the United States for frightening material, and it runs just under two hours, at around 1 hour 55 minutes, with a 12A rating in the United Kingdom. The second official trailer, released on 1 October 2026, leans into the spirits, the shadows and the dread, and the Ebenezer London premiere kept that mood going, with Depp’s Scrooge looming over the night in poster form while the cast celebrated in front of the cameras.
5. Four days to go: when Ebenezer reaches cinemas after the London premiere
The Ebenezer London premiere lands at the perfect moment, because the wait is now almost over. Ebenezer opens in cinemas in the United States and the United Kingdom on Friday 13 November 2026, with audiences in Australia getting it a day earlier, on 12 November. In India, the film has been reported for a 27 November release. For the full cinema rollout, see our Ebenezer release date guide.
That puts the film at the very start of the Christmas movie season, and it arrives with a serious push behind it. Paramount has released a full set of character posters, a behind-the-scenes featurette and two trailers, and the second trailer alone is closing in on 15 million views on YouTube. With a reported budget of around 38 million dollars, strong test-screening scores and a premiere night that generated exactly the pictures the studio wanted, Ebenezer goes into its opening weekend as one of the most talked-about releases of the month. No streaming date has been announced yet, so cinemas are the only place to see it for now.
Ebenezer London premiere: the cast at a glance
The Ebenezer London premiere was a reminder of just how strong the ensemble behind this film is. Johnny Depp leads as Ebenezer Scrooge, with Arthur Conti as the young Ebenezer. Ian McKellen plays Jacob Marley, the ghost who warns Scrooge on Christmas Eve, while Andrea Riseborough, Tramell Tillman and Robert Strange play the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come. Rupert Grint is Bob Cratchit, Daisy Ridley is Emily Cratchit, Sam Claflin is Fred, and Ellie Bamber is Isabel Fezziwig. Ti West directs from a screenplay by Nathaniel Halpern, adapting Charles Dickens’ 1843 novella A Christmas Carol, with Emma Watts producing.
Watch the Ebenezer trailer
If the Ebenezer London premiere has you ready for the film itself, the official trailer is the best next step. The second trailer, released on 1 October 2026, shows Depp’s Scrooge at his most miserable, Marley’s warning, and the three spirits arriving one by one. Watch it below, and mark 13 November in your diary, because this is the Christmas film that wants to give you a fright first and warm your heart second.
Frequently asked questions
When was the Ebenezer London premiere?
The Ebenezer London premiere took place on Monday 9 November 2026 at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London, four days before the film’s cinema release.
Who attended the Ebenezer London premiere?
Johnny Depp and Rupert Grint led the arrivals, joined by Tramell Tillman, Sam Claflin, Ellie Bamber, Robert Strange, Charlie Murphy and Henry Lloyd-Hughes, along with director Ti West.
When does Ebenezer release in cinemas?
Ebenezer releases in cinemas in the United States and the United Kingdom on Friday 13 November 2026. Australia gets the film on 12 November, and India has been reported for 27 November.
Who plays Scrooge in Ebenezer?
Johnny Depp plays Ebenezer Scrooge. Ian McKellen plays Jacob Marley, Rupert Grint plays Bob Cratchit, and Daisy Ridley plays Emily Cratchit.
Is Ebenezer a horror film?
Not exactly. It is a dark, gothic take on A Christmas Carol with strong ghost-story and horror elements, directed by Ti West, the filmmaker behind X and Pearl. It is rated PG-13 for frightening material.
Where can I watch Ebenezer online?
No streaming date or platform has been announced yet. Ebenezer opens only in cinemas on 13 November 2026, so a streaming release will come later.
Image Credit: Paramount Pictures — Official Trailer/Poster via YouTube
