According to Reuters, ?The Nutcracker,? the beloved holiday season tale of toys that come to life, moves from the ballet stage to the big screen in an action-adventure story being released by Disney on Friday. The film is based on E.T.A. Hoffman?s short story
and Alexandre Dumas? retelling in the 1892 Tchaikovsky ballet ?The Nutcracker." Mackenzie Foy, who stars as 14-year-old Clara, said that the film truly captures the "feeling of the holiday season, but it also has action and adventure and excitement."