The Sorcerer's Apprentice

Release date(s) July 14, 2010

The Sorcerer's Apprentice is an upcoming 2010 fantasy adventure film produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, directed by Jon Turteltaub, stars Nicolas Cage, and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures, the team behind the National Treasure franchise. The story, although totally different, is said to have been loosely based on the Sorcerer's Apprentice segment in Disney's Fantasia, which in turn is based on the late 1890s symphonic poem by Paul Dukas and 1797 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ballad.

Balthazar Blake (Nicolas Cage) is a master sorcerer in modern-day Manhattan trying to defend the city from his arch-nemesis, Maxim Horvath (Alfred Molina). Balthazar can't do it alone, so he recruits Dave Stutler (Jay 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 these unlikely partners will work together to stop the forces of darkness.

Cast

    * Nicolas Cage as Balthazar Blake, a sorcerer and computer simulation expert; he is based on the magician Yen Sid portrayed in Fantasia.
    * Jay Baruchel as Dave Stutler, an average college student who becomes Blake's apprentice; he is based on the character played by Mickey Mouse in Fantasia.
    * Alfred Molina as Maxim Horvath, an evil magician.
    * Teresa Palmer as Becky, the love interest of Dave.
    * Toby Kebbell as Drake Stonea, a celebrity illusionist, who joins forces with Horvath.
    * Monica Bellucci as Veronica, a sorceress, and the long-lost love of Balthazar Blake.
    * Robert Capron as Oliver, Dave Stutler's best friend as a child.
    * Ethan Peck as unknown
    * Jake Cherry as Young Dave Stutler
    * Peyton R. List a Young Becky
    * Alice Krige as Morgana
    * Gregory Woo as Sun Lok
    * James A. Stephens as Merlin