Johnny Depp’s massive pay cut revealed for comeback ‘Ebenezer’ role
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Key Points:
- Johnny Depp accepted a $5 million salary for his comeback role as Ebenezer Scrooge in the upcoming film "Ebenezer," significantly less than his previous $16 million for "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" in 2018.
- Depp's highest earnings came from "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" (2017), where he made around $90 million due to backend profits, and he has been noted as one of Hollywood’s most overpaid actors by Forbes in 2015 and 2016.
- Depp’s reduced pay and comeback follow his 2022 defamation case win against ex-wife Amber Heard, and "Ebenezer" marks his first major film since the legal victory.
- Discussions are ongoing for Depp to reprise his role as Captain Jack Sparrow in the next "Pirates of the Caribbean" film, though reportedly only as a side character, with Margot Robbie set to lead the franchise’s sixth installment.
- "Ebenezer," also starring Rupert Grint, Daisy Ridley, Ian McKellen, and Sam Claflin, is scheduled for release on November 13.
