Disney has released one final trailer forThe Nutcracker and the Four Realms, furhter the brand new adaptation of the classic story. Directed byLasse Hallstrom(Chocolat) andJoe Johnston(Captain America: The First Avenger)—who both share directing creditdue to a unique situation—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.
This continues to look incredibly lavish and sweet and magical, which is really all you want out of a Disney holiday movie. The studio no doubt hopesThe Nutcrackerhas legs to becomethefilm to see over the Thanksgiving holiday, so it’ll be interesting to see how it shakes out.
Check out the newNutcracker 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 July 08, 2025.
Here’s the official synopsis forThe Nutcracker and the Four Realms:
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.
