SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JULY 23: Johnny Depp attends the Paramount Pictures San Diego Comic-Con Ebenezer Office Activation at 235 Fifth Ave. on July 23, 2026, in San Diego, California. (Photo by Daniel Knighton/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures)
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Johnny Depp appeared as his upcoming title character in Ebenezer while others went all out with their cosplay outfits at the 2026 San Diego Comic-Con on Thursday.
The annual pop culture convention for all things movies, television, video games, animation, comic books, collectibles and toys got underway on Thursday at the San Diego Convention Center. The event runs through Sunday.
Depp stars as Ebenezer Scrooge in the upcoming Paramount Pictures holiday film, which is director Ti West’s (the X trilogy) take on the Charles Dickens classic novel A Christmas Carol.
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JULY 23: Johnny Depp speaks onstage during the Paramount Pictures San Diego Comic-Con 2026 Ebenezer Trailer Introduction in Hall H at the San Diego Convention Center on July 23, 2026, in San Diego, California. (Photo by Daniel Knighton/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures)
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Paramount also released the film’s first poster and trailer on Thursday for Ebenezer, which is set for a Nov. 13 release. The film also stars Rupert Grint, Daisy Ridley, Andrea Riseborough, Sam Claflin, Tramell Tillman and Ian McKellen.
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Apart from appearing during a panel Directors on Directors at SDCC’s famed Hall H, Depp turned up on the streets of San Diego as Ebenezer, encountering cosplayers dressed up as his iconic characters during Paramount’s “Ebenezer Office Activation” event.
The sights at SDCC, however, weren’t limited to the panels at Hall H. Here’s a look at some of the fans who brought their favorite characters to life through cosplay.
Cosplayers At SDCC 2026
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JULY 23: Cosplayer attends the 2026 Comic-Con International: San Diego on July 23, 2026 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
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This cosplayer dressed up as DC Comics’ Lobo, a character also played by Jason Momoa in Supergirl.
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JULY 23: Cosplayers attend the Paramount Pictures San Diego Comic-Con Ebenezer Office Activation at 235 Fifth Ave. on July 23, 2026, in San Diego, California. (Photo by Daniel Knighton/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures)
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Cosplayers at Paramount Pictures’ Ebenezer Office Activation event brought Johnny Depp’s characters The Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland, Edward Scissorhands, Jack Sparrow from the Pirates of the Caribbean movie series and Willy Wonka from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to life.
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JULY 23: A cosplayer dressed as Mary Poppins attends 2026 Comic-Con International: San Diego on July 23, 2026 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images)
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This cosplayer dressed as Julie Andrews’ classic character Mary Poppins.
A Phantom of the Opera cosplayer poses outside the Convention Center during Comic Con International in San Diego on July 23, 2026. (Photo by Chris DELMAS / AFP via Getty Images)
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Another cosplayer dressed up as Lon Chaney’s Masque of the Red Death version of the Phantom from the silent movie classic The Phantom of the Opera.
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JULY 23: Cosplayer attends the 2026 Comic-Con International: San Diego on July 23, 2026 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
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This cosplayer combined Marvel’s X-Men comic book characters Rogue and Mystique.
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JULY 23: A cosplayer dressed as Lucifer Morningstar from the series Hazbin Hotel attends 2026 Comic-Con International: San Diego on July 23, 2026 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images)
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A cosplayer dresses as Lucifer Morningstar from the series Hazbin Hotel.
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JULY 23: A cosplayer dressed as Pomni from the Amazing Digital Circus attends the 2026 Comic-Con International: San Diego on July 23, 2026 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images)
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This cosplayer dressed as Pomni from The Amazing Digital Circus.
A cosplayer dressed as Pennywise from “It” at the Comic-Con International 2026 Preview Day at the San Diego Convention Center on July 22, 2026 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images)
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Accompanied by a Grogu doll, this cosplayer dressed as Pennywise the Dancing Clown, who, of course, appears in the IT movies and IT: Welcome to Derry series.
A Carmen Sandiego and Where’s Waldo cosplayers pose outside the Convention Center during Comic Con International in San Diego on July 23, 2026. (Photo by Chris DELMAS / AFP via Getty Images)
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These cosplayers dressed up as the title characters in Where’s Waldo? and Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?
A cosplayer dressed as the Faun from “Pan’s Labyrinth” at the 2026 Comic-Con International: San Diego held at the San Diego Convention Center on July 23, 2026 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images)
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A cosplayer dresses as the Faun from Guillermo del Toro’s classic dark fantasy Pan’s Labyrinth.
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JULY 23: A cosplayer dressed as Doctor Octopus attends 2026 Comic-Con International: San Diego on July 23, 2026 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images)
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A cosplayer went the Marvel Comics villain route by dressing as Doc Ock from the Spider-Man comics.
Cosplayers dressed as the Nazgûl from “Lord of the Rings” at the 2026 Comic-Con International: San Diego held at the San Diego Convention Center on July 23, 2026 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Katie Flores/Variety via Getty Images)
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A group of cosplayers came dressed as The Lord of the Rings villains the Nazgûl at SDCC.
A cosplayer dressed as Caine from “The Amazing Digital Circus” at the 2026 Comic-Con International: San Diego held at the San Diego Convention Center on July 23, 2026 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images)
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This cosplayer dressed up as Caine from The Amazing Digital Circus.
SDCC 2026 runs through Sunday.