If you were on the site yesterday, you may have see the first of five Sorceror’s Apprentice character posters that Disney is releasing to us this week, and now we’ve got the second! This time around we’re being introduced to the villain of the piece, Maxim Horvath, played by Alfred Molina. The film itself is about Balthazar Blake (Nicolas Cage), a master sorcerer in modern-day Manhattan trying to defend the city from his arch-nemesis, Maxim Horvath. However Balthazar can’t do it alone, so he recruits Dave Stutler (Jay Baruchel), a seemingly average guy who demonstrates hidden potential, as his reluctant protégé. The Sorceror’s Apprentice hits UK cinemas on August 11th.
Take a look below for The Villain character poster and description.
Character Description: MAXIM HORVATH (Alfred Molina) was, along with Balthazar Blake and Veronica, a disciple of Merlin and a force of good more than a thousand years ago. But their mutual love for Veronica split the colleagues apart and Horvath has instead become an ally of the wicked Morgana, who murdered Merlin and is seeking to conquer the world with her minions. He and Balthazar have battled through the ages, finally bringing their conflict to modern-day New York City In The Sorcerers Apprentice, Horvaths mission is world domination, says Molina. Balthazar and Horvath have a rivalry thats gone on for millennia. Balthazar is maintaining the Merlinean standard of magic as a power thats used for the benefit of mankind. Horvath is the leader of the Morganians, who take the very different view that magic should be used to subjugate humans. Thats the struggle between good as personified by Nic Cages character, and evil as personified by mine. Horvath is a rather smart, debonair, Edwardian villain in the classic tradition of suave bad guys, well dressed and charming, but deadly.