‘Ebenezer’ Creates a Real Venmo Profile for Scrooge, Which Looks to Be Accepting Money But Not Dishing It is circulating online as a promotional stunt tied to the film “Ebenezer,” according to Variety.
Variety reports the marketing for Ti West’s upcoming adaptation of “Ebenezer” includes an official Venmo account for Ebenezer Scrooge that appears to accept payments, a move meant to extend the film’s character-driven publicity beyond trailers and posters.
The Variety story says the Venmo profile was created by the film’s promotional team and describes it as an official account tied to the movie, which stars Johnny Depp in the title role and is directed by Ti West.
The account’s presentation — styled as Ebenezer Scrooge — plays off the character’s well-known stinginess by looking like it accepts money but does not make outgoing payments, the article notes.
Variety frames the Venmo profile as part of a broader publicity push for “Ebenezer” rather than a standalone stunt, linking the social-media activation to the film’s release campaign.
The report identifies Johnny Depp as the film’s lead and Ti West as its director, and presents the Venmo account as one of several character-based tie-ins created for the movie’s marketing.
Because Variety is the only outlet cited in the reporting available to this article, details such as whether the Venmo account is fully functional for transfers, whether Venmo or the film’s distributor issued a formal statement, or whether funds sent to the account will be used for a specific purpose are not independently confirmed here and therefore are not asserted as fact.
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- Variety — reported that the film “Ebenezer” created an official Venmo profile for Ebenezer Scrooge as part of the movie’s marketing and named Johnny Depp and Ti West.
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