The trailer for “Ebenezer,” Paramount Pictures’ newest entry into the “A Christmas Carol” lore, is more like a promo video for star Johnny Depp himself. Playing a man haunted by the ghosts of his past in his first major release since his ex-wife’s allegations of abuse and a slew of legal troubles landed the once bankable star in Hollywood’s figurative hinterland, it has all the subtlety of a bulldozer. At one point, Depp, heavily made up and grey-haired, winks at the camera and says, “It’s good to be back.” In a different cut of the trailer: “I’m not the man I was.”
‘I’m not the man I was’: Johnny Depp is back with his biggest role since his highly publicized legal battles | CNN
In “Ebenezer,” Depp seems to be making a meta plea for a return to Hollywood’s good graces.
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