The Nutcracker and the Four Realms: Cast, plot, release date, and trailer

The Disney adaptation of the classic tale is exactly what you might expect.

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms is replete with CGI-ed fantasy, extravagant costumes, and a heap of Disney magic.

The cast is star-studded, the soundtrack simply magical, and the story slightly updated for the 21st century.

With an imminent Autumnal release, Express.co.uk has everything you need to know about The Nutcracker and the Four Realms.

When is The Nutcracker and the Four Realms in cinemas?

The movie is set for release in both the UK and USA on Friday, November 2, 2018.

However, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms will have its premiere in France on October 24.

The latest Disney flick will screen in 2D and Real D 3D and IMAX 3D by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.

Filming started in October 2016 in South Kensington and Pinewood Studios in London and wrapped in late January 2017 after 32 days of reshoots.

Who is in The Nutcracker and the Four Realms movie cast?

For the modern movie adaptation of the classic tale, Keira Knightley as Sugar Plum Fairy.

Mackenzie Foy joined the cast as Clara, the young girl who is given the Nutcracker to look after.

Eugenio Derbez plays the Flower Realm King while Richard E. Grant plays the Snow Realm King.

American ballerina and inspiration to us all Misty Copeland plays The Ballerina, with Helen Mirren as Mother Ginger.

Morgan Freeman plays Drosselmeyer, with Jayden Fowora-Knight as Philip, Miranda Hart as Dew Drop Fairy, Jack Whitehall as Harlequin, Ellie Bamber as Louise, Matthew Macfadyen as Mr Stahlbaum, and Lil Buck as The Mouse Kin.

What is the plot of The Nutcracker and the Four Realms movie?

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms is based on E. T. A. Hoffmann’s The Nutcracker and the Mouse King and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s ballet The Nutcracker.

The plot follows a young girl (Clara) who finds a Nutcracker doll among the family’s gifts and is charged by her parents to take special care of it.

The official synopsis continues: “A golden thread leads her to the coveted key, but it soon disappears into a strange and mysterious parallel world.

“In that world, she meets a soldier named Phillip, a group of mice and the regents who preside over three realms.

“Clara and Phillip must now enter a fourth realm to retrieve the key and restore harmony to the unstable land.”

Is there a trailer for The Nutcracker and the Four Realms?

Yes, and you can watch it here at Express.co.uk.

A teaser trailer for the film was released on December 19, 2017, with a subsequent trailer released on August 8, 2018.

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms is set for release on Friday, November 2, 2018.