Year: 2015
Runtime: 90 mins
Language: English
Director: Jeremy M. Inman
When Rumpelstiltskin shatters the Magic Mirror and flees to the modern world, four princesses from "Once Upon a Time"—Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, and Rapunzel—are pulled through a portal with him. Possessing unique magical abilities and rigorous training, these women must confront Rumpelstiltskin and his forces to prevent him from enslaving the entire planet. A battle of legendary proportions unfolds as they fight to save Earth.
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Lauren Parkinson as Snow White and Casper Van Dien as Rumpelstiltskin mount a bold, dark assault on Snow White’s kingdom, unveiling a brainwashed army of thralls that presses the realm to its breaking point. In the chaos, the prince is killed, and Rumplestiltskin confronts Snow in the throne room, driven by a plan to seize the Magic Mirror—a relic that can open a portal to a land without magic, a place where he could rule without opposition. A climactic struggle erupts, and the two are swept through the mirror’s shimmering portal into an entirely different world, where the rules of time and power feel suddenly unfamiliar.
Soon after, Milynn Sarley as Cinderella, Marah Fairclough as Sleeping Beauty, and Rileah Vanderbilt as Rapunzel arrive, marveling at how quickly the other world ages relative to their own. They are soon joined by Elizabeth Peterson as Red Riding Hood, who has been tracking down Rumpelstiltskin’s right-hand man, The Wolf, Kimo Leopoldo as The Wolf. The Wolf survives the prior clash and launches a fierce attack, grabbing Red and driving her into the mirror. The mirror shatters, sending a shard lodging into Red’s shoulder, and the princesses chase after them into the strange new land.
They land in Los Angeles, where the fates of their fairy-tale world feel far away from the neon streets. Red and the Wolf are nowhere to be found at first, so the group splits its search, hoping Snow White can lead them to a path home. In a bar, they are met with hostility, but Snow White reveals herself as a freedom fighter who has adapted to the six months that have passed in this other world. She guides them to a hidden haven, explaining that Rumpelstiltskin has managed to consolidate power by becoming mayor Heart; beneath the surface, he continues to brainwash the populace and quietly rebuild his army of thralls. The team learns that the only way back to their world lies with the Magic Mirror shard carried by Red, a risky prospect that will require careful planning and courage.
Red remains focused on tracking the Wolf, which brings her into conflict with the local order as she crosses paths with Iron John, a ruthless gang leader who values control and order above all else. John sees chaos as a threat to the fragile peace of his world, and Red, the Wolf, and John end up under arrest. Red manages a narrow escape, and her friends rescue her in an ensuing battle that tests their loyalties and strengths. Mayor Heart pays John and Wolf a visit, freeing Wolf and pressuring John to bow to his agenda; Heart’s magic reshapes John into an iron-clad enforcer, a new embodiment of his moniker.
The pursuit leads them to Snow’s hidden group, and a tense confrontation unfolds in which Red and Snow are captured by Heart. Heart brainwashes Red into a thrall, while the princesses remain immune, forcing Snow to confront the possibility of surrendering her world’s magic to a tyrant who insists on a new order. Heart proposes a chilling bargain: he will crown Snow as queen of his new world if she will help him pivot the balance of power. When the time comes to seal the gateway, Heart amplifies the shard’s power and opens a portal back to fairy-tale land, threatening to erase the old order entirely.
Cinderella and Red join forces, and Cinderella helps Red rediscover her true self, sparking a pivotal moment of memory and resolve. Iron John recognizes the lies behind Heart’s control and shatters the shard, sacrificing himself to close the portal and stop the invasion of their world. Snow and Heart clash again, a fierce duel that ends with Heart’s death as Snow impales both him and himself with an icicle, a blow that leaves Snow frozen by her own powers but also miraculously sparing her from a certain, darker fate. With the gateway closed and Rabbit’s world shaken, the princesses and Red realize they must seek another route to safety, and perhaps a way to revive Snow if they can find a means to bring everyone back home.
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