Keira Knightley to join Misty Copeland, Morgan Freeman for The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

Begin Again actress, Keira Knightley is in talks to join Misty Copeland, Mackenzie Foy and Morgan Freeman in The Nutcracker and the Four Realms.

The 31-year-old Laggies actress may portray the Sugar Plum Fairy in Disney's upcoming adaptation of late author ETA Hoffman's classic Christmas Eve tale, reported Aceshowbiz.

Lasse Hallstrom (of Dear John, Safe Haven fame) will be the cinematographer while Ashleigh Powell has written the script for the live-action movie.

Copeland will play the lead ballerina role and Freeman is cast as Drosselmeyer.

Foy, who played Renesmee in the last two Twilight movies is set to play a young girl named Clara who finds a Nutcracker doll.

At night, the Nutcracker comes to life along with the evil Mouse King. It leads the girl to the magical world of toys that will change her life forever.

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Edited by Abha Srivastava