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The film is ‘is based on the 1816 story “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King” by E.T.A. Hoffmann in which a girl named Clara is charged by her parents with taking care of a Christmas toy Nutcracker doll – which comes to life and defeats an evil Mouse King with seven heads.’ It will also take on elements of Tchaikovsky’s classic ballet.
Foy is attached to the role of Clara, while Freeman would be her mysterious godfather, Drosselmeyer. Copeland is onboard as the lead ballerina. Lasse Hallstrom is set to direct the movie.
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