Ellie Bamber steals the show in a racy plunging black lace gown as she hits the red carpet at the Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol premiere in London

She may be starring alongside Johnny Depp, but Ellie Bamber made sure all eyes were on her at the Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol premiere on Monday.

The actress, 29, who portrays Belle in the Charles Dickens Christmas film, wowed in a daring black lace plunging gown from Maison Valentino. 

She wore a long-sleeved black lace top with a racy V-neckline and cascaded down into a dramatic layered burgundy skirt. 

The British star wore a co-ordinated lace choker necklace and accessorised with silver drop earrings. 

Ellie, whose red hair was in loose waves, added inches to her frame in a pair of black towering heels. 

She was all smiles as she posed on the star-studded red carpet at Odeon Luxe, Leicester Square in London. 

Ellie certainly upstaged co-star Johnny, who was dressed in his signature trilby hat and red-tinted glasses. 

The Hollywood star, 63, is making his comeback, four years after his court showdown with his ex-wife Amber Heard.

Johnny plays Ebenezer Scrooge, a man on the fringes of society, forced to confront his misdeeds before emerging as a changed man.

It is his first big-budget film after his reputation was tarnished following his 2022 defamation case against his ex-wife, in which he was accused of abuse.

Johnny won the case and was awarded $15million in damages after six weeks of bombshell testimony at the Fairfax County Courthouse in Virginia.

An appearance in 2023 French language film Jeanne du Barry aside, it appeared major studios had written him off.

But if the Pirates of the Caribbean star is set on now reinventing himself, he certainly appeared unrecognisable in character for his new role.

Dickens's classic 1843 novel centres on Scrooge, an elderly miser, who is visited on Christmas Eve by the ghost of his former business partner Marley, and the spirits of Christmas past, present and yet to come.

At the premiere, Ellie and Johnny were also joined by co-star and Harry Potter actor Rupert Grint, who plays Bob Cratchit.

American actor Tramell Tillman, who plays the Ghost of Christmas present, dressed smart in a long black velvet jacket.

Sam Claflin looked more loved-up than ever with girlfriend Dar Zuzovsky as they cosied up for photos together. 

The actor, who portrays Fred in the film, looked smart in a white double-breasted blazer which he teamed with a shirt and black trousers. 

Dar stole the show in a glamorous plunging dress as she beamed alongside Sam, who has worked with Johnny before on Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides in 2011. 

Johnny has previously described reports of his life over the last few years as 'fantastically, horrifically written fiction' and has dismissed any idea that he has not been working.

'I've had about 17 comebacks, and I don't understand it because I didn't go anywhere,' he said in 2023. 'It's a bizarre mystery'.

Johnny will also star alongside Penelope Cruz in action film Day Drinker later this year. 

There are rumours he is in discussion with Pirates of the Caribbean producer Jerry Bruckheimer about reprising his role as Jack Sparrow for a sixth film.