Followers of Johnny Depp who’ve been ready to see him hit the massive display screen as soon as once more in a significant function are lastly getting their want.

The “Pirates of the Caribbean” star suffered a fall from grace following the authorized battle along with his ex-wife, Amber Heard, whom he cut up from in 2016.

Now, Johnny Depp has landed a job in a big-budget adaptation of a Charles Dickens vacation basic. He additionally has a number of different upcoming tasks, with a number of anticipated to debut later this 12 months.

Johnny Depp is gearing up for a grand Hollywood comeback after his fall from grace over his scandal along with his ex-wife, Amber Heard.

Whereas the actor has truly starred in different impartial motion pictures because the scandal, this new challenge, which he’s reportedly in remaining negotiations for, is his first big-budget film.

In accordance with TMZ, the film is a reimagining of a Charles Dickens vacation basic, titled “Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol.”

Depp will play the titular function of Ebenezer Scrooge and might be joined by different respected actors, resembling Andrea Riseborough, whose function stays below wraps for now.

The film is in improvement at Paramount Footage, the identical studio with which Depp has beforehand collaborated on notable tasks resembling “Sleepy Hole.”

Particulars concerning the movie’s narrative stay sparse for now, apart from a short logline shared by its creators.

“An exhilarating ghost story set in Dickens’ London, following one man’s supernatural journey to face his previous, current, and future and combat for a second likelihood,” it learn.

Aside from starring Depp, famend producer Emma Watts can also be on board for the film, whereas Stephen Deuters and Jason Forman will function government producers.

Directing the movie is Ti West, whose horror trilogy, “X,” “Pearl,” and “Maxxxine,” has obtained rave critiques.

West may even reunite with Nathaniel Halpern, his former collaborator from Prime Video’s sci-fi collection Tales from the Loop, who’s penning the screenplay.

For now, the date of launch is about for November 13, 2026, supplied there aren’t any modifications to the filming schedule.

Signing up for the carol movie is simply one of many many tasks the actor has been concerned in because the begin of the 12 months.

One different main challenge he has labored on is the film “Day Drinker,” an motion thriller that stars him alongside Penelope Cruz and “Outer Banks” star Madelyn Cline.

Filming wrapped earlier this month, although a launch date has but to be formally introduced.

This 12 months, Depp additionally had his second try at directing, helming the movie “Modigliani: Three Days on the Wing of Insanity.”

In a press release launched months in the past, the actor stated he was “extremely honored” to have directed the challenge, per Folks Journal.

“The saga of Mr. Modigliani’s life is one which I am extremely honored, and really humbled, to carry to the display screen,” Depp stated concerning the film, which starred veteran actor Al Pacino.

“It was a lifetime of nice hardship, however eventual triumph — a universally human story all viewers can determine with,” he added on the time.

Depp’s downfall started after his ex-wife printed an op-ed in 2018, two years after their cut up.

Within the piece, she implied that Depp had been abusive towards her, an allegation that in the end prompted the actor to file a defamation lawsuit.

On the finish of the trial, Depp emerged victorious, with the jury awarding him $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages.