Johnny Depp Joins Ebenezer Global Premiere in London

Johnny Depp attended the global premiere of Ebenezer in London on Monday 9 November, the film in which he plays Ebenezer Scrooge. The event took place at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square, one of the best-known cinemas in the city's West End.

Depp arrived with the film's director, Ti West. Deadline reported that they were joined on the night by Rupert Grint, Sam Claflin, Tramell Tillman, Ellie Bamber and Robert Strong. Bamber plays Ebenezer's long-lost love in the story.

Scrooge is the tight-fisted character at the centre of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, first published in 1843. Stories built around him have been retold for stage and screen for more than a century, and this film puts a new version of the character in front of audiences.

A global premiere is a night when the cast and director meet the press and fans before a film goes out to cinemas. For a film with a lead as well known as Depp, the red-carpet arrivals often draw the biggest crowds, and that is where the cast and crew did most of their meeting with the public on Monday.

The premiere gives the first clear look at who is involved in the project. It also marks a step in the film's journey from production to the screen, a journey that usually runs for many months after the final shot is made.