Disney’s Trailer for The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

Last month we released a few exclusive photos for next summer’s The Sorcerer’s Apprentice starring Nicolas Cage. That was one of the first looks at the feature film due in theaters July 2010. Today, Apple released the first trailer for the movie which is directed by Jon Turtletaub (National Treasure.) Surprisingly, the film looks better than I had expected. The film is set in modern day New York City where Cage plays Balthazar Blake, a master sorcerer who needs help fighting against his arch nemesis. He recruits an average guy (Jay Baruchel) as his reluctant apprentice. Check out the embedded trailer after the break.

Loosely adapted from the classic story from Fantasia, and based in modern-day Manhattan, Nicolas Cage plays Balthazar Blake, a sorcerer who recruits and trains a young protege (Jay Baruchel) to help fight the forces of darkness. Celebrity illusionist Drake Stone (Toby Kebbell) joins forces with an evil sorcerer named Horvath (Alfred Molina), to “gain ultimate powers.” The film, also features Teresa Palmer (Bedtime Stories) as Baruchel’s love interest and Monica Bellucci (Passion of the Christ, The Matrix Reloaded) as Veronica, a sorceress and the long-lost love of Cage’s character.

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice arrives in theaters on July 16th 2010.