The Nutcracker was originally adapted by Alexander Dumas from E.T.A. Hoffman’s 1816 story The Nutcracker and the Mouse King.
The ballet was choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, who premiered the show in 1892 with Tchaikovsky’s musical accouterments.
Both of these films involved a heavy amount of visual effects, which will likely be crucial to transforming the fantastic characters and locales in The Nutcracker.
Disney’s live-action version of the same was written by Ashleigh Powell and will be directed by Lasse Hallstrom (The Cider House Rules, Chocolat).