A new trailer for The Sorceror’s Apprentice has landed online, and boy is it action-packed. Nicolas Cage stars as the titular sorcerer, and Jay Baruchel plays the titular apprentice.

The story has only loose roots in the original Disney classic, though the buckets and mops of old do make an appearance in the trailer (around the 2:13 mark). This film version follows a rather traditional good vs. evil plot, with Cage’s character Balthazar Blake recruiting Baruchel’s Dave Stutler as his protege. Apparently, the seemingly average Dave is destined to be a powerful sorcerer that will decide the balance of power in the age-old struggle, with Balthazar’s arch-nemesis Maxim Horvath, played by Alfred Molina, leading the charge for the bad guys.

For something billed as a “comedy adventure,” there doesn’t seem to be a lot of comedy at all. In fact, as fun as all the action/adventuring looks, the biggest problem I have with the trailer is that it takes itself too seriously. The only hint of humor really is at the end, and it definitely has me wishing they would’ve showcased an evener balance, which I do believe is in the movie, just not revealed here. Though I guess it is pretty funny that, in a movie about sorcery and magic (and fireballs?), the biggest hurdle for my suspension of disbelief remains, as ever, Nicolas Cage’s hairpiece. Go figure.

Apple’s got the trailer in HD, which you can catch (along with some stills) after the jump.

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, which co-stars Teresa Palmer and Monica Bellucci, doesn’t magick its way into theaters until July 16, 2010, but I suppose it’s never TOO early to start marketing. Right?

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