Christmas movies|There are two Saituri Christmas movies in the works in Hollywood. One is directed by Robert Eggers, the other by X-movie director Ti West.
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Hollywood stars Johnny Depp and Willem Dafoe will play Ebenezer Scrooge in the upcoming movie versions of A Christmas Carol.
The Ti West-directed version starring Depp will premiere in November 2026.
Dafoe’s version directed by Robert Eggers is planned for Christmas 2027.
Both directors are known for their horror films, and the versions promise darker Christmas magic.
in Hollywood we’re in the Christmas mood again, this time in the perfect ones.
Charles Dickensin Saituri’s Christmas – there are currently two film versions of the classic in the works, both from well-known authors. Starring another the zither himself plays Scrooge Johnny Depp. In another, more early stage project, according to Deadline scheming Willem Dafoeta.
Hollywood surprisingly often makes movies about the same subject at the same time.
Dickens’ story has been dramatized numerous times, including as a film. The short novel was originally published in 1843 under the name A Christmas Carol in Prose, Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. It is commonly known as A Christmas Carolwhich directly means Christmas carol in Finnish.
It has appeared in Finnish under several different names over the decades, for example root Carol and Christmas Eve. Recently, it has become established as a translation Saituri’s Christmas.
It has appeared in Finnish in numerous editions, for example from Basam Books in 2012 Tero Valkonen translated into Finnish.
Saituri’s Christmas is about a rich but grumpy old man named Ebenezer Scrooge. On Christmas Eve, ghosts arrive as his guests. The three ghosts show Scrooge visions of the past, present and future. He learns to understand that people are more important than money and that he can help others.
The story tells about the power of Christmas to make even a selfish person warm. The character of Scrooge served as an inspiration for the character of Scrooge McDuck, and Scrooge can also be seen in the background of other rich fictional characters.
Story has been dramatized many times. The first surviving film version from 1901 was a silent short film. For example, a musical version appeared in 1970, in which Alec Guinnessthe first Star wars – movie Ben Kenobi, played one of the ghosts.
There have also been numerous animated versions of Saituri. In 2009 appeared Robert Zemeckisin directed computer-animated film. Jim Carrey featured both Scrooge and the three ghosts who visit him.
Jim Carrey played the lead role in Robert Zemeckis’s A Christmas of Saitur in 2009. The film was animated using motion capture technology.
Netflix released an animated version in December 2022 called Scrooge – A Christmas Carol.
The Scrooge zither so the popularity will continue.
Johnny Depp stars in the version he directs Xhorror film director known for the movie and its sequels You West. In addition to Depp, the film also stars a veteran of big roles Ian McKellen and Tramell Tillmanwhich just won an Emmy for its supporting role Severancein the series.
Depp’s version is said to premiere on November 13, 2026.
On the other hand, according to unconfirmed preliminary information, Dafoe is playing the role of Scrooge in the film version that he is making Robert Eggers. Eggers is one of the most respected directors of the horror genre today. Eggers’ latest film Nosferatu was his biggest success to date.
Eggers Werwulf-film is currently being filmed. It is due out at the end of next year. Scroogeshooting of the film could start next year and the film could be released by Christmas 2027, a year after Ti West’s version.
As a film history curiosity, Dafoe and Depp both starred Platoon – young soldiers in the movie. Most of Depp’s role was cut out. Depp and Dafoe starred in two scenes together, but both were cut from the final film.
In style West and Eggers are very different directors. West’s version is said to be a thrilling ghost story set in Dickensian London. In his dark and atmospheric horror films, Eggers always focuses on a detailed description of the era.
The darker side of Christmas magic is likely to be here in the next two Christmases, big and showy.