The surly miser Ebenezer Scrooge is no longer just a fictional character haunting the holidays — he’s on Venmo.
\n\nTo promote Ti West’s upcoming adaptation of the notorious character in the film “Ebenezer,” starring Johnny Depp in the titular role, the Paramount promotional team created a Venmo account for Ebenezer Scrooge. The official account for the film announced the news on X, writing, “Ebenezer Scrooge is now on @venmo. Think he’s feeling generous? 💰 Send a request: https://venmo.com/u/EBENEZERmovie” accompanied by a video of people making requests for various amounts of money and Scrooge’s stingy payouts. Despite the request, Ebenezer’s response is always the same, giving just a penny in return.
\n\nAn error message reading, “We’re sorry the transaction could not be completed. Please contact the person you’re trying to pay” appeared when two Variety staffers tried to request some money. A source close to promotion confirmed that the Venmo has been working — it just grew so popular with requests that it temporarily caused a jam in the system and is being fixed.
\n\nAlthough Scrooge’s Venmo is dishing out money, he also appears to be accepting it. The public feed of his account is filled with payments made out to…
Original source: https://variety.com/