From Dickens to Depp: Bringing Dickens to the Screen

Lucinda Hawksley and James Clarke Charles Dickens returns to the big screen in spectacular style with a major new adaptation of A Christmas Carol, starring Johnny Depp as the immortal Ebenezer Scrooge. More than 180 years after Dickens first introduced the world's most famous miser, his stories continue to captivate filmmakers and audiences alike. What makes Dickens so irresistible? Acclaimed author, historian and Dickens's great-great-great-granddaughter Lucinda Hawksley joins film writer, screenwriting lecturer and cinema historian James Clarke to explore the extraordinary journey of Dickens from page to screen. They'll delve into the art of adaptation and why every generation discovers Dickens afresh. With insights from Lucinda's unique family connection to one of Britain's greatest novelists, this promises to be a fascinating conversation about the enduring magic of storytelling across the centuries.