The newest adaptation of ‘A Christmas Carol’ promises to scare as much as it warms the heart, with horror director Ti West (X, Pearl, MaXXine) at the helm. Johnny Depp stars as Scrooge, while Sir Ian McKellen takes on the chains of Jacob Marley.
HeyUGuys spoke to McKellen about getting to play the man as well as the ghost, and whether he wanted audiences to fear Marley or pity him when he returns to haunt his old partner. He also discusses what West’s horror background brings to the story. And, nearly 60 years after playing David Copperfield for the BBC, he reflects on Dickens’s impact on Christmas in London, and what keeps drawing him back to his stories.
Ebenezer is in cinemas from Friday 13 November.
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