“The Most Brilliant Invention” – Johnny Depp Recalls Fart Machine Pranks on Tramell Tillman and Cast of 'Ebenezer'
Johnny Depp made good use of his fart machine on the cast of his new film, Ebenezer. The actor will play Ebenezer Scrooge, who hates Christmas, in the new film based on Charles Dickens’ novella A Christmas Carol. This dark fantasy comedy is filled with plenty of good laughs.
And Depp has made sure that the fun part was extended during the shoot as well. So he used his fart machine for hilarious pranks on his castmates.
Johnny Depp confesses to fart pranks on Ebenezer co-stars
Johnny Depp and the cast of Ebenezer recently joined Entertainment Weekly in an Around the Table interview. While Depp initially failed to remember, a little nudge from the cast helped him remember the fart prank. When Tramell Tillman claimed that he was easily mistaken by the prank, the actor went on to rave about his fart machine.
“The most brilliant invention of all time, which is kind of a little rubber thing you put in your pocket, you squeeze on it, and it makes the perfect, involuntary (noise),” he said.
During the interview, Depp further revealed that he loves the machine and probably the pranks too. He has been using it for several years. That made his costar Andrea Riseborough curious about whether he had the courage to pull off the same prank with Sir Ian McKellen, who played the role of Jacob Marley in the film.
“I did it to Ian; I did it to everyone. Michael Gambon, Marlon Brando, I’ve used it on. No, if I find it funny, it’s fine,” he said.
So, the cast made sure to have fun while filming the dark comedy film. While there is much anticipation around the stacked cast and the film, it has not received a pleasing Rotten Tomatoes rating.
Ebenezer, starring Johnny Depp, has a low Rotten Tomatoes rating
Johnny Depp is set to return with a new movie, Ebenezer. While there is immense hype around the movie, it has secured a 53 percent Rotten Tomatoes score as of now. This is one of the lowest score for any major A Christmas Carol adaptations.
Fortunately, the movie has surpassed Disney’s A Christmas Carol adaptation, which sat at 52 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. Whether it improves later remains to be seen. Directed by Ti West, the movie was released on November 13, 2026, for fans to see it themselves.
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Edited By: Itti Mahajan
