Brooks BarnesJul 28, 2026 – 1.39pmSan Diego | It’s the biggest Hollywood comeback campaign in memory: Johnny Depp’s attempt to return to movie superstardom.A decade after allegations of domestic abuse (which he denied) sent Depp’s Hollywood career into a downward spiral — an unravelling that culminated in a lurid 2022 defamation trial — Paramount Pictures is betting that audiences are ready to re-embrace him. The studio is making Depp the face of its Thanksgiving offering, Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles