The locations for Scrooge and the Spirits of Christmas, the latest cinematic adaptation of A Christmas Carol featuring Johnny Depp in the title role, have a crucial task: to bring Victorian London to life with its contradictions and its tones that are at times dark and mysterious, while at the same time evoking a warm, intimate, Christmas atmosphere.
From some of London’s most iconic corners to refined period estates in the English countryside, passing by one of the most renowned Dickensian historical complexes, let us discover together where the film, slated to hit Italian theaters on November 12 2026, was shot.
What it’s about
Directed by Ti West, the new Johnny Depp film stays faithful to Dickens’s classic in its plot. It is Christmas Eve, and Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly and wary old man, has declined every invitation to spend the Christmas Eve dinner in company. As if that weren’t enough, on the same day he has threatened his loyal—and underpaid—co-worker Bob Cratchit (played by Rupert Grint). Once in bed, as he tries to sleep, Scrooge receives a haunted visit by a chained ghost: that of his former business partner, Jacob Marley (Ian McKellen), who warns him of the imminent arrival of other spirits. They are the Ghost of Christmas Past (Andrea Riseborough), the Ghost of Christmas Present, and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, who will guide the old man on a spiritual and redemptive journey from the mistakes of his past.
Where the film was shot
The adaptation of Christmas Carol with Johnny Depp was shot in the United Kingdom and Ireland beginning in January 2026 and continuing for six months. The choice of locations was primarily based on their ability to evoke a London Victorian atmosphere.
London
In London, where the story is set, filming took place in several historic districts: streets, squares, and shops were transformed by production designers to resemble, down to the smallest detail, what they were like in the mid-nineteenth century. Scrooge and the Spirits of Christmas remains, indeed, a period-piece film (or a gothic fantasy, as the trade press has dubbed it).
Other locations in the United Kingdom
Some shooting took place in Hertfordshire. Specifically at Langleybury House: a historic estate in perfect Georgian style with a red-brick facade and interiors enriched by wooden staircases and frescoes, often used as a film set.
In Kent, among the locations for Scrooge and the Spirits of Christmas lies Maidstone: the county town, famous for hosting one of the most important and best-preserved castles in the United Kingdom, Leeds Castle, and for having preserved its historical layout intact, especially in areas like Week Street where filming concentrated.
The production relied mainly on the facilities of Historic Dockyard Chatham: the historic pier of the town of the same name, which over time has been transformed into an exhibition space, where the museum dedicated to Charles Dickens and his works (Dickens World) is located.
Dublin
In Ireland, the filming locations for the new Christmas film starring Johnny Depp are mainly in Dublin: the Irish capital is rich in Gothic-style monuments and historic buildings that echo the dark and melancholic atmospheres of Dickens’s tale.
