Interstellar actress Mackenzie Foy has been cast in the lead role of Disney’s planned live-action version of The Nutcracker. The film will roll into production very soon, and will be based on the 1816 story “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King” by E.T.A. Hoffmann.
Variety says that the film will revolve around Clara (Foy), who is charged by her parents with taking care of a Christmas toy Nutcracker doll which comes to life and defeats an evil Mouse King with seven heads.
Here’s the official synopsis from the source material.
E. T. A. Hoffman’s “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (1816)” is a fairy tale of a young girl’s magical dream, filled with stories with dark undertone. In 1844, Dumas adapted the tale as a children’s story, which is now well known as a ballet, choreographed by Marius Petipas with Tchaikovsky’s music.
Lasse Hallström will direct the film for the studio. Dancer Misty Copeland has also been cast in the movie, which should start production before the end of the year.
More as it comes in.
