Disney has released the first trailer forThe Nutcracker and the Four Realms, revealing the brand new adaptation of the classic story. Directed byLasse Hallstrom(Chocolat), the film largely takes place in a stranger and mysterious parallel world, which is home to Land of Snowflakes, Land of Flowers, and Land of Sweets. But Clara (Mackenzie Foy) enters the Fourth Realm to take on a tyrant called Mother Ginger (Helen Mirren) as well as a gang of mice, who hold the key to Clara’s escape.
It all looks pretty enchanting and so decadently theatrical. The Nutcracker is a Christmas classic for good reason, and I can’t wait to see the fantastical story through Disney’s big-budget, magic-spinning lens.
Check out theNutcracker and the Four Realmstrailer below. The film also starsMorgan Freeman,Misty Copeland,Miranda Hart,Eugenio Derbez,Jack Whitehall, andEllie Bamber.The Nutcracker and the Four Realmsopens in theaters on August 06, 2025.
Here’s the official synopsis:
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 onNov. 2, 2018.
