Disney has debuted the trailer for their upcoming fantasy The Sorcerer’s Apprentice at Apple. The film stars Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel, Alfred Molina, Teresa Palmer, Monica Bellucci and Toby Kebbell and reunites Cage with his National Treasure helmer Jon Turteltaub.
The film takes its cues from the classic Goethe and Paul Dukas-inspired Mickey Mouse portion of “Fantasia,” the live-action feature centers on a sorcerer and his hapless apprentice who are swept into the center of an ancient conflict between good and evil.
Balthazar Blake (Cage) is a master sorcerer in modern-day Manhattan trying to defend the city from his arch-nemesis, Maxim Horvath (Molina). Balthazar can’t do it alone, so he recruits Dave Stutler (Baruchel), a seemingly average guy who demonstrates hidden potential, as his reluctant protégé. The sorcerer gives his unwilling accomplice a crash course in the art and science of magic, and together, these unlikely partners work to stop the forces of darkness. It’ll take all the courage Dave can muster to survive his training, save the city and get the girl as he becomes The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.
Check out the trailer directly below or watch it in high definition at Apple.
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice is set to hit theaters on July 16, 2010. For more on the film click here.
