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Disney’s The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
by amid
March 27, 2009 11:10 am


Nic Cage

This is Nic Cage as the Sorcerer in Jerry Bruckheimer’s live-action version of Disney’s “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.” More photos of Cage as the Sorcerer at FilmDrunk.com. This news has inspired me to start a new tag category on Cartoon Brew, and yes, I plan on using this tag often.

(via Topless Robot)

03/27/09  11:25am
tomN! says:

wow! so are they going to redesign mickey to look like a sewer rat?

03/27/09  11:27am
Ryan says:

Well, if anyone ever has a bad idea, you can count on Nicolas Cage to be first in line for a part.

03/27/09  11:35am

This is either the worst idea ever concocted or the greatest film ever conceived. One things for sure, this one will definitely belong in the “Nick goes nuts” category of movies (see also The Wicker Man, Ghost Rider and last weekend’s Knowing).

03/27/09  11:47am
Chris B says:

OK…..now that looks bad(stupid) and I ask why?

03/27/09  11:53am
Cameron says:

I only see this if Mickey is played by Joe Pesci.

03/27/09  11:58am
Slinus27 says:

This is an early April Fools prank, right?

03/27/09  12:00pm
kiint says:

NOT THE BEEEEESSS!!!!!

03/27/09  12:03pm
RODAN says:

In the famous words of that great philosopher Homer Simpson,

~doah!~

In my own words now….

Jesus Mary Joseph! Good God! Why oh why oh why???

03/27/09  12:09pm
dawwe says:

Why does he look like Hugh Jackman’s Van Helsing?

03/27/09  12:19pm

I wonder how the walking brooms will look like… OK I just threw up! :-(

03/27/09  12:39pm

It doesn’t have to be bad, although great potential exists.

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice story predates Fantasia, so the Mickey version was a “re-imagining” also. I’m pretty sure there wasn’t a four-foot mouse in the Goethe version.

03/27/09  12:40pm
The Bees! says:

“Oh God, the Brooms!” <:O

03/27/09  1:12pm
Manning says:

I am currently seeking funding for my live-action remake of “Duck Amuck”.

03/27/09  1:20pm

I think I officially feel sorry for Cage…I…think.

ALSO: new tag is awesome. But you might need “Bad Ideas Turned Good” just in case…

03/27/09  1:47pm
tgentry says:

Oh this looks bad. REALLY bad. Who on God’s Green Earth would watch the Sorcerer’s Apprentice and think: “Nic Cage in a leather biker trench coat! Of course!” Eeeeesh.

03/27/09  2:07pm
Emily says:

No. No. No.

I have a better idea for Jerry Bruckheimer. Two words:

SPACE MOUNTAIN

Think of the franchise potential! I mean really…can’t he stick to Disneyland ride movies, and leave Fantasia alone? Pirates did so well…

03/27/09  2:19pm

Nicholas Cage looks more like a flasher than a wizard.

Or perhaps Michael Palin as Ken Shabby from Monty Python.
*hacking cough* “Aww, sorry, squire, I gobbed on yer carpet.”

03/27/09  2:20pm
Heed says:

Brendan Fraser is SO gonna drink his brains out all weekend over not landing this part.

03/27/09  2:48pm
akira says:

OH AWESOME!!! Tim Burton is finally starring in a movie!!!!

03/27/09  3:01pm
Scott says:

In defense of Disney, this isn’t a “re-imagining” of Fantasia’s segment, but rather an entirely DIFFERENT movie inspired by the original tale/story/music, etc. It’s fair game and totally legit to make a movie on the idea, but THIS MOVIE is what I call into question.

Honestly, look at that costume.

Maybe it will be cool, who knows, but I just imagined something ELSE when reading about it in the trades a while back.

03/27/09  3:16pm
Tristan says:

Everyone was against Kung Fu Panda when it was first announced, now look at it.

I’m going to withold my thoughts on the topic for now.

03/27/09  3:26pm

I only hope they cast Michael Eisner as the Sorcerer.

03/27/09  3:43pm
Brad Constantine says:

Yensid=Diputs

03/27/09  4:08pm
Andy says:

Wow! This looks terrifically awful. Nic must be trying to out-do “The Wicker Man” for crap-tasticness.

03/27/09  4:17pm
Chris B says:

PU even if it is retelling. maybe they can reboot the haunted mansion movie better? do it properly this time and ruin something thats already been ruined.

03/27/09  4:29pm
Nick says:

Can someone please murder Jerry Bruckheimer and Nicholas Cage, I’ll pay you, please.

03/27/09  4:55pm
Kirb says:

You are now imagining Nicholas Cage being swarmed by brooms.

‘NO! NOT THE BROOMS!’
‘AARRGHHHH’
‘MY EYES’
‘MY EEEEEEYYYYYEESSSS’

03/27/09  5:32pm
ATTS says:

My tired mind thought you typed Nick Cave who I thought found a Matrix columbine coat. Not impressed, but not livid either

03/27/09  5:40pm
Anna says:

*checks date* ……today is still March, so this can’t be April fools joke…. ;_;

’sides, shouldn’t Bruckheimer be busy on such massive butcher failures as Pirates 4, National Treasures 3 or whatever else involves numbers and “sequel to” or “re-imagining of” in title

03/27/09  5:49pm
WmWallace says:

Nick says:
Can someone please murder Jerry Bruckheimer and Nicholas Cage, I’ll pay you, please.

In the old days these kinds of career moves could usually be counted on to “kill a career”…so ultimately they would do it to themselves …these days it actually gets them MORE work……..it boggles the mind!

I’ve switched to live theater………only thing is we don’t get paid mega-bucks for our work!

03/27/09  7:09pm
Chris Sobieniak says:

Finally, a movie I need NO LONGER see, thanks you Cartoon Brew!

03/27/09  7:14pm
German S. says:

my goodness… I do not even know what to say about this. Like really Disney? guys? come on… commee onnnn

03/27/09  7:29pm
Smeal says:

Since Steven Spielberg had to go to Disney to get the money for his post-Paramount live action DreamWorks operation, will we be seeing a “Schindler’s List” Disney/Bruckheimer action franchise or even a park thrill ride? Disney is the birthplace of imagination, not so much taste.

03/27/09  7:46pm
Pedro Nakama says:

So I clicked on the link and saw all of the photos. The thin man next to him must be playing Mickey Mouse. I wonder who is going to play Stokowski?

03/27/09  9:52pm
rhinotonight says:

i think your new tag should be “wtf”.

03/28/09  4:25am
Bugsmer says:

If Mickey is played by Joe Pesci, I can only imagine how many little pieces the original broom will have been chopped up into, and how many thousands of new brooms will have been created to annoy him. I can picture the intense look of fury on his face as I write this, and the profanity coming out of his mouth as a result. Scorsese could have made this into a very interesting film.

03/28/09  5:58am
FP says:

Re:
..there wasn’t a four-foot mouse in the Goethe version
————————————–

I think Mickey was only three foot six, but he wore lifts.

03/28/09  6:54am
Platy says:

Little offtopic, because everything that should have been said already was said

I love how you used SquareEnix’s Kingdom Hearts model for the comparison and not a screen of fantasia

03/28/09  8:11am
s porridge says:

On the basis of that photo, my mental radio’s playing Fun Lovin’ Criminals instead of Dukas.

Be a great in-joke if Nicolas Cage does some conjuring that has him end up in Las Vegas for the five millionth time.

03/28/09  8:18am
Andrew says:

Not sure what the concept behind this revival is. But I’m not sure if I want to know.

03/28/09  10:22am
Andrew Laubacher says:

Nic Cage looks like he’s auditioning to play Harry Dresden rather than the Sorcerer of the classic tale. Which wouldn’t necessarily be a bad idea–if Bruckheimer was actually bringing Jim Butcher’s DRESDEN FILES to the silver screen.

03/28/09  11:08am
Brent says:

My mother always told me that if you can’t say anything nice about something to say nothing at all.

NOTHING AT ALL!

03/28/09  2:08pm
VT says:

My only issue is the fact that they are most probably going to involve some bright-eyed college-aged student as the apprentice as he discovers his powers and is guaranteed the love of a pretty woman by the end of the movie.

03/28/09  8:09pm
Keith Bryant says:

According to IMDB, Cage’s character is called Balthazar Blake not Yensid. Boy, oh boy! I can smell it from here.

03/28/09  9:09pm
Jason says:

The redoubtable Floyd Norman opined:

**I only hope they cast Michael Eisner as the Sorcerer.**

I think they should cast Michael Eisner as the water and his Muppet purchase as the drain.

03/28/09  11:50pm
RODAN says:

I’m looking forward to Mr. Toads Wild Ride staring Jack Black.

03/29/09  2:33am
Trevour says:

Are we sure this isn’t an Undertaker biopic?

03/29/09  11:14am

Holy generic-looking costume batman. I mean.. they aren’t even TRYING! This is… Wow.

People spent years in school to work on this film. What a bummer for them. :/ All that time and effort to end up on a Jerry Bruckheimer production.

03/30/09  9:26am
John A says:

This is why I’ve stopped going to the movies, - and I used to love movies…

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