‘The Nutcracker And The Four Realms’ Trailer: Disney Gives The Classic Ballet A High-Fantasy Makeover
Finally, the moment we’ve all been waiting for: someone turnedThe Nutcrackerinto a fantasy adventure film. Disney’sThe Nutcracker and the Four Realmsupdates the classic story ofThe Nutcrackerinto an adventure movie from directorLasse Hallström. The firstTheNutcracker and the Four Realmstrailer has arrived just in time for the holidays.
E.T.A. Hoffmann’s 1816 storyThe Nutcracker and the Mouse Kinghas been famously adapted into a ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, as well as several film adaptations. Now, the story is getting the big Disney treatment withThe Nutcracker And The Four Realms, a special-effects heavy fantasy take on the material.Salmon Fishing in the Yemenfilmmaker Lasse Hallström helms this take on the material, with a cast that includesMackenzie Foy(Interstellar),Keira Knightley(Atonement),Eugenio Derbez(Geostorm),Miranda Hart(Spy),Jack Whitehall(Mother’s Day), ballet dancerMisty Copeland, non-ballet dancerMorgan Freeman, andHelen Mirren.
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms Trailer
In this fantasy-film take on the story, Foy plays a girl named Clara, who ends up in the magical realms that include the Land of Snowflakes, Land of Flowers, and Land of Sweets on a search for a magic key. Knightley is playing the Sugar Plum Fairy, and Mirren is playing a character named Mother Ginger, who rules over the Fourth Realm. “She’s a fierce character,” Mirren toldEntertainment Weeklyin a first look piece on the film, “with a modern edge.”
It’s clear that Disney is going for aChronicles of Narniameets Tim Burton’sAlice in Wonderlandtake on the material here – that subtitle “and the Four Realms” practically screams it. Here’s the official synopsis:
A young girl is transported into a magical world of gingerbread soldiers and an army of mice.
Oh boy, we’ve all been there, right? Don’t get me started on worlds of gingerbread soldiers and armies of mice, folks. Please.
The production onThe Nutcracker and the Four Realmshas had a bump or two. A few days ago, it wasreportedthatThe RocketeerdirectorJoe Johnstonwas brought in to handle reshoots on the film. While this might suggest that there are behind-the-scenes problems that have sidelined original director Hallström, reports indicate that Hallström isn’t involved with the reshoots due to scheduling difficulties. The director is still expected to be involved with the film’s post-production.
“The film is in very good hands in London while I’m away,” Hallstrom said in a statement toThe Hollywood Reporter. “I will return to postproduction after the holidays.”
The Nutcracker and the Four RealmsopensNovember 2, 2018.
