Johnny Depp's Hollywood comeback in 'Ebenezer' comes with one catch, PR pros say

Johnny Depp attends the London premiere of "Ebenezer." Mike Marsland/Getty Images Johnny Depp stars in "Ebenezer," his first major Hollywood feature since his defamation trial. The film's marketing campaign leans heavily on this being Depp's comeback role. PR experts say he's primed to succeed, but the box office will be the ultimate referendum. Johnny Depp became a household name playing misunderstood monsters , eccentrics, and Disney-friendly scallywags, but in the last few years, Hollywood has turned him into a different sort of outcast. "Ebenezer," distributed by Paramount Pictures, is Depp's first major Hollywood feature since he sued his ex-wife, Amber Heard, in 2019 for publishing an essay about domestic abuse , widely assumed to describe her relationship with Depp (which he denied), and the explosive defamation trial that followed.