It is a tale of redemption that Charles Dickens himself might have struggled to script. After years in the Hollywood wilderness, Johnny Depp is reportedly preparing for what could be the most significant gamble of his career: a transformative turn as the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge in a gritty new adaptation of A Christmas Carol.
For the 62-year-old actor, the role is more than just another eccentric character to add to his gallery of rogues; it represents a high-stakes bid to resurrect a career that has been largely dormant on the major studio front since his high-profile legal battles.
