Sources tell Nexus Point News that Ti West’s next project is set to be A Christmas Carol film for Paramount Pictures with Johnny Depp set to star as Ebenezer Scrooge.
The project comes from a script written by Nathaniel Halpern, best known for his work on Legion and creating and writing Tales from the Loop. West previously directed an episode of Tales from the Loop. The film has secretly been in development at Paramount for quite some time with casting for the rest of the cast already being underway.
West is best known for writing and directing A24’s X trilogy: X, Pearl, and MaXXXine, all starring Mia Goth. His other credits include The Roost,Trigger Man, The Innkeepers, The House of the Devil, and Valley of Violence. West is repped by CAA.
For Johnny Depp, this will mark his first studio film in years. Depp is best known for his roles in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, Edward Scissorhands, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Donnie Brasco, and What’s Eating Gilbert Grape. He made his acting debut in The Nightmare on Elm Street in 1984. Depp is repped by Range Media Partners
A Christmas Carol was published in 1843 and written by Charles Dickens. The story follows Ebenezer Scrooge who is visited by the ghost of his business partner and the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come who deliver warnings and ultimately change him into a better person. The story has been adapted countless times into various forms of media with the first film adaptation being a British silent short film from 1901 titled Scrooge, or, Marley’s Ghost. The most recent film adaptation is 2022’s Spirited starring Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds. It follows Scrooge (Ferrell) who is now the Ghost of Christmas Present, haunting a man in modern day, portrayed by Reynolds.
West’s A Christmas Carol adaptation is set to begin production at the beginning of 2026.
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