Alfred Molina Signs On for ‘Sorcerer’s Apprentice’

No, it’s not April Fool’s Day, and, no, this isn’t a prank. Â  Disney is making a live-action, big-screen adaptation of ‘The Sorcerer’s Apprentice’, the Mickey Mouse short from ‘Fantasia’. Â  The film is being directed by Jon Turteltaub (‘National Treasure’), produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, and will star Nicolas Cage and Jay Baruchel. Â  Alfred Molina has also just signed on to play the evil sorcerer, Horvath.

The story centers on an average college student (Baruchel) who is reluctantly recruited to work for a sorcerer named Balthazar Blake (Cage). The man gives him a crash course in the art and science of magic to prepare him for a battle against the forces of darkness in modern Manhattan.

The movie begins shooting this month in New York.

While I think this is an atrocious idea, I also remember saying the same thing about ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ back when I first heard about it. Â  We all know how that franchise ended up, don’t we. Â  However, Turteltaub is no Gore Verbinski, and I reiterate my lack of faith in how well this film is going to turn out.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter