Keira Knightley about a fairy: it's cool!

Keira Knightley about a fairy: it's cool!

MANILA, Philippines – Keira Knightley has seen the Nutcracker ballet three times while she was a child. The first time, it was at the age of three and she was completely terrorized by the mice. She's hidden under the seat. The second time it was better. She loved the mouse king but hated the fairy Sugar Plum. At the age of nine, when she saw him for the third time, she was finally in love with everything that was going on in this area.

Today, she plays the sugar fairy in Disney's classic tale and she could not be excited about it anymore.

"I have never played a fairy before. It's cool! Exclaimed the beautiful actress known for her more serious dramas. "She is sweet, she is so sweet!"

"It's a woman who clearly likes to look like a cake and I really liked to look like a cake!" She added. "One of the reasons I wanted to do that was because it was a chance to be very silly and a lot of my work is pretty serious and quite subtle, that is, she will banish the subtlety and really, really silly. And she's pretty stupid!

The Nutcracker and the Four Kingdoms is indeed a sumptuous visual delight! Imagine trapped in a snowball and embark on an adventure with fairies, queens, lead soldiers and a threatening army of mice!

Co-directed by Lasse Hallström and Joe Johnston, the film is based on two sources: the new E. T. A. Hoffmann, The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, and the beloved Nutcracker Ballet by Marius Petipa. This adaptation tells the story of Clara who received a mysterious box on Christmas Eve, which can only be unlocked by a single key. His search for the key would bring him into a strange and mysterious world divided into four kingdoms.

Mackenzie Foy will embody many fans like young Renesmee Cullen in the latest installment of the hit franchise Twilight six years ago. She is very big now and, like Keira, spoke enthusiastically about her role and the film during our interview.

"I like Clara to be determined," she said. "I also love the fact that she is a mechanic and that she loves science and all those things and that she wears dresses at the same time."

Mackenzie, a science student and karate enthusiast in real life, also enjoyed watching ballet when she was a young girl.

The first time she went there, she remembered having bought her own nutcracker. "I put it in my room as a centerpiece of Christmas on my library. I have a very good memory of my family and go watch it. "

Working with Keira was fun, she said. "Keira is just the nicest person. You can talk to her about anything and she simply answers you. It's great to converse with her, to hang out and talk nonsense, "she said.

The Oscar-nominated actress shared the same sentiments as Mackenzie. "Working with Mackenzie was a pleasure," she said. "It was very entertaining on the set. It was fun! "

"Being in a scene with her and finding the connection between her and Clara was really fun," said Mackenzie before quoting several scenes where their characters indulged in funny jokes like some of his favorites in the movie.

There is another beautiful scene in the film where Clara and several other children are excited about Christmas and opening their presents.

"I really like it! I love decorations and how everyone, somehow, becomes happier this Christmas time," she said radiantly after I asked her if she was always excited about the idea of ​​Christmas and opening gifts. "I love giving people a lot. I really like it and see their faces. And even the fact of to give things without people knowing, I think, is good, do not say anything to anyone, but make someone smile.

Keira, meanwhile, does not know what she wants for Christmas but she knows what to offer to loved ones. "It's normally books," she says. She admits to being a last-minute customer. "I can not buy all my Christmas presents in September. Aside from children, it's the last week or two when everything is together. "

For her daughter, she has only one wish. "I hope that she has offered the same opportunity that I have been offered." I do not know if this will be possible in England, but I hope that I will give her the foundation to support her in all that she wants to do and that our governments offer our children the opportunities they need. to reach their full potential. "

This author reminded Keira that she had already published a beloved Christmas classic, Love, Actually by Richard Curtis, released in 2002 in an impressive filmography. And now, in The Nutcracker and The Four Kingdoms, she might have another classic of the holidays in preparation.

"Yes, it's my next offering," she said with a smile. "That one was 16 years ago, I do not often offer anything for Christmas."

So, yes, consider this film as an anticipated Christmas gift from Keira – and Mackenzie, for all of us.

The Nutcracker and the Four Kingdoms is now showing in cinemas across the country.