I have beautiful and fragile nutcracker ornaments I hang on the Christmas tree each year. The Nutcracker ballet is a family tradition, one my mother started. What The Nutcracker and The Four Realms is NOT
The backdrops are colorful, the costuming spectacular – I expect to see an Oscar nod in the near future.
With breathtaking scenes, some reminiscent of a wintry Narnia, Disney delivers a holiday film that will delight the senses. With a cast featuring A-list celebrities like Helen Mirren, Keira Knightley, and Morgan Freeman, I couldn’t help but be excited, but make no mistake, the star of the film is Clara’s Mackenzie Foy. Starring Keira Knightley as the Sugar Plum Fairy, Disney’s new holiday feature film “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms” is directed by Lasse Hallström and Joe Johnston, and inspired by E.T.A. 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.Ĭlara 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. 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. Affiliate links in post.) Is The Nutcracker and The Four Realms Scary? Is It For Kids?Īll Clara (Mackenzie Foy) wants is a key – a one-of-a-kind key that will unlock a box that holds a priceless gift. (Disney and ABC have invited me to California on an all-expenses paid trip, in exchange for our coverage of events. As always, all opinions are my own.
I know many of you do too, so I want to share my thoughts – is The Nutcracker and The Four Realms scary – is it for kids?
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I’m always watching a movie through the lens of a parent, even when my daughter is thousands of miles away. I just got back from an incredible few days in Los Angeles where I was able to meet and interview select members of the cast of Disney’s latest holiday film, attend the The Nutcracker and The Four Realms red carpet premiere, and most importantly watch the film (with the cast just rows behind – always a treat).