I am always craving more, (non-remake) magical Disney live-action movies, and here is one!!!!! 
All Clara (Mackenzie Foy) wants is a key – a one-of-a-kind key that will unlock a box that holds a priceless gift from her late mother. A golden thread, presented to her at godfather Drosselmeyer’s (Morgan Freeman) annual holiday party, leads her to the coveted key—which promptly disappears into a strange and mysterious parallel world. It’s there that Clara encounters a soldier named Phillip (Jayden Fowora-Knight), a gang of mice and the regents who preside over three Realms: Land of Snowflakes, Land of Flowers and Land of Sweets. Clara and Phillip must brave the ominous Fourth Realm, home to the tyrant Mother Ginger (Helen Mirren), to retrieve Clara’s key and hopefully return harmony to the unstable world. Starring Keira Knightley as the Sugar Plum Fairy and featuring a special performance by Misty Copeland, Disney’s new holiday feature film “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms” is directed by Lasse Hallström and inspired by E.T.A. Hoffmann’s classic tale. In theaters on Nov. 2, 2018.
Most illustrated versions of the original story usually use 1700s costumes for all the characters in the Kingdom of Toys (the ballet changes the theme of the kingdom from toys to sweets). Usually the real world is set in the Victorian Era but sometimes they'll keep the 1700s look for the real world as well, or at least with Drosselmeyer with the powdered wig. And he looks to have the some bouffant type of hair in the trailer as well.Disney Duster wrote:Oh, I didn't know they usually use 18th century costumes for the Nutcracker's land in illustrations! I guess the actual Nutcracker will be a big reveal, as will Mother Ginger. And yes, this hopefully will be like Sleeping Beauty, except better in terms of story and characters!
Yes, that was cool too.Disney Duster wrote:Hella cool! I noticed the Fantasia reference! Did anyone notice the owls that turn into mice wallpaper?
I think he's actually that soldier. Well, I have never read the book or seen any film adaptation of The Nutcracker, except for an episode of Mickey Mouse Works based on the fairytale. But I've just read a summary of the story and, according to it, the Nutcracker also wears soldier clothes and is actually Drosselmeyer's nephew who is under a curse. In this movie, like Drosselmeyer, the soldier is also performed by a black actor, so it makes sense he could be his nephew. The difference, I think, is that in this version the Nutcracker will probably be in his human form when he's in the magical realms instead of being a toy like in the book.JeanGreyForever wrote:I wonder when we'll get a chance to see the actual Nutcracker. I'm guessing he isn't the soldier who is seen with Clara.
I hope they use Tchaikovsky's music in the actual movie too. And maybe they will. At the end of the trailer, the score conductor's name is featured along with the composer, who is James Newton Howard. I don't think the conductor is usually among the main credits featured in trailers, so that might mean he has a more important role here, maybe because he's responsible of adapting the ballet's music.JeanGreyForever wrote:The ballet's music in the trailer sounded wonderful, and I hope this isn't a case where they just used the music for the trailer and don't plan on including it in the movie as well. I know I've always wanted to see Disney make films for The Nutcracker and Swan Lake in the vein of their Sleeping Beauty.
I thought the soldier was the Nutcracker as well, but in the synopsis he isn't listed as him, so I assumed they were separate characters. Especially since we haven't seen the Nutcracker yet, so I assumed they were keeping his character a secret. You're right though that since Drosselmeyer is played by Morgan Freeman, the soldier could be the Nutcracker since he is supposed to be Drosselmeyer's nephew.D82 wrote:I think he's actually that soldier. Well, I have never read the book or seen any film adaptation of The Nutcracker, except for an episode of Mickey Mouse Works based on the fairytale. But I've just read a summary of the story and, according to it, the Nutcracker also wears soldier clothes and is actually Drosselmeyer's nephew who is under a curse. In this movie, like Drosselmeyer, the soldier is also performed by a black actor, so it makes sense he could be his nephew. The difference, I think, is that in this version the Nutcracker will probably be in his human form when he's in the magical realms instead of being a toy like in the book.JeanGreyForever wrote:I wonder when we'll get a chance to see the actual Nutcracker. I'm guessing he isn't the soldier who is seen with Clara.
I hope they use Tchaikovsky's music in the actual movie too. And maybe they will. At the end of the trailer, the score conductor's name is featured along with the composer, who is James Newton Howard. I don't think the conductor is usually among the main credits featured in trailers, so that might mean he has a more important role here, maybe because he's responsible of adapting the ballet's music.JeanGreyForever wrote:The ballet's music in the trailer sounded wonderful, and I hope this isn't a case where they just used the music for the trailer and don't plan on including it in the movie as well. I know I've always wanted to see Disney make films for The Nutcracker and Swan Lake in the vein of their Sleeping Beauty.
Yes, you're right. In the synopsis he's listed as Philip, while it hasn't been revealed yet who plays the Nutcracker. We'll see. But he seems to be quite important in the story, and that's something that also makes me think the Nutcracker and him are actually the same character.JeanGreyForever wrote:I thought the soldier was the Nutcracker as well, but in the synopsis he isn't listed as him, so I assumed they were separate characters.
There's one ballet scene (which you see a tiny bit of in the trailer), and it was done by professional ballet dancers: Misty Copeland and Sergei Polunin. That's the only ballet scene you'll see in the movie. None of the main stars will be doing ballet.
So the film is mostly focused on telling a story, it'll play more like a Narnia fantasy movie, rather than a musical like Beauty & the Beast. There's just going to be that one ballet scene to pay homage to the music & opera, but that's it.
I think a lot of people assume that everything is CGI now, so all the real work and props and set building that went into a scene is unappreciated.
For example, I can confirm everything in these shots is real, even though some people would assume it's a green screen in the background.
https://imgur.com/a/Ty6ZS
The problem is they've hired a new director to do it.estefan wrote:I mean, every big-budget movie goes through reshoots nowadays. Marvel films pretty much have them included on their schedule from day one, in case the director feels they need to adjust things during the post-production period, based on test screenings and other factors.
