This Christmas, Disney plans to release a film telling the behind the scenes story how Marry Poppins, one of the most memorable and well known movies of all time, was made from a book to a Hollywood Classic. Tom Hanks appears to be in top from as he portrays Walt Disney, who after promising his daughters that he'd turn their favorite book into a movie has finally arranged a meeting with the writer of "Marry Poppins", P.L Travers (Emma Thompson).
Mrs. Travers is reluctant to sell Disney the rights to her book fearing the film adaption will ruin the character she cares so deeply for. Disney of course goes to every measure possible to assure P.L Travers that his film will do her story and the character of Mary Poppins justice. In the end, both Walt Disney and P.L Travers will have to look back at their childhoods and Mrs. Travers real life connection with the character that they are able to see the magical nanny free from the pages.
Though we all know the story will end with Marry Poppins being made into with of Disney's most Iconic films, the journey on how the beloved character arrived on the silver screen appears to be a wonderful and heartfelt story of it's own. Believe it or not, Oscar buzz is already swarming around both Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson as they portray Disney and Travers. Click here for the official movie trailer for Saving Mr. Banks.
I will pass on this movie.
ReplyDeleteEmma Thompson and Tom Hanks??? In the same movie?? How can you pass that up? I think this one will be great!
DeleteI tend to agree with the second comment. I think this film will be something special.
DeleteThey are great actors but do we really care to know how Mary Poppins came about?
ReplyDeleteA spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down
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