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Upcoming Adaptations of A Christmas Carol (Film & TV):

• Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol (scheduled: 13 Nov 2026) — feature film (Paramount); directed by Ti West; starring Johnny Depp as Scrooge; co-starring Andrea Riseborough.

• A Christmas Carol (T.B.A.) — feature film (Warner Bros.); written/directed by Robert Eggers; Willem Dafoe is reportedly being eyed for Scrooge.

• A Christmas Cop (T.B.A.) starring Daniel Stisen as Detective Sergeant Nils Scroogesen ("script," as of 9 Mar 2020, according to IMDb)

• Marley (T.B.A.) directed by Bill Condon, with music by Stephen Schwartz ("announced," as of 29 Oct 2019, according to IMDb)

• Humbug (T.B.A.) starring Ice Cube ("script," as of 8 May 2017, according to IMDb)

Recent Adaptations of A Christmas Carol (Film & TV):

• Scrooge: A Christmas Carol (2022) — animated feature (Netflix)

• A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story (2022) — filmed stage / TV presentation (Mark Gatiss); broadcast (BBC Four) and streaming (Marquee TV)

• We’re Scrooged (2023) — TV movie (UPtv)

• A Queer Christmas Carol (2023) — homosexual feature film

• A Christmas Carol (2023) — TV movie (listed with a France release date: 23 Dec 2023)

• A Christmas Carol (2024) — indie feature (Rose Kreider); reportedly headed to Prime Video and Tubi

• A Christmas Carol (2025) — feature (dir. Jason Campbell; cast includes Dean Cain); listed as streaming on Tubi

• Christmas Karma (2025) — feature musical (Gurinder Chadha); UK release: 14 Nov 2025 

* Spirited (2022) starring Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds is currently available on Apple+

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