What Is The Sorcerer's Apprentice Based On? Disney’s Inspiration Explained
The Nicolas Cage movie The Sorcerer's Apprentice was Disney's attempt to kickstart their own wizarding franchise, but the title has a complex history.
Balthazar Blake and and Maxim Horvath are rival sorcerers, hundreds of years old. In modern-day Manhattan, Balthazar fights the forces of evil, while Horvath searches for the person destined to inherit the powers of the mythical Merlin. This turns out to be Dave Stutler, whom Balthazar takes in as a reluctant apprentice to help him stop Horvath from destroying the world.
The Nicolas Cage movie The Sorcerer's Apprentice was Disney's attempt to kickstart their own wizarding franchise, but the title has a complex history.
The shortlist of nominees for the 2011 Golden Raspberry Award has been released and a new category has been added – Worst Eye-gouging Misuse of 3D.
Top movie awards contenders like 'Toy Story 3' and 'The King's Speech' have been deemed ineligible for the Best Screenplay categories at The Writers Guild of America awards.
If you're looking for a family-friendly film filled with magic, action, humor and impressive visual effects, then you should check out 'The Sorcerer’s Apprentice'.
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