Have you ever wondered how some of your favorite Disney movies came to be? This December in “Saving Mr. Banks” we get to learn all about the history of how one of Disney’s most popular movies, Mary Poppins, almost didn’t come to life. Starring non other than the amazing Tom Hanks as Walt Disney, I am thrilled to see how he brings the iconic figure who has a place in so many homes (through the brand he created) to life.
Check out this newly released, first look trailer of Saving Mr. Banks
About Saving Mr. Banks
Two-time Academy Award®–winner Emma Thompson and fellow double Oscar®-winner Tom Hanks topline Disney’s “Saving Mr. Banks,” inspired by the extraordinary, untold backstory of how Disney’s classic “Mary Poppins” made it to the screen.
When Walt Disney’s daughters begged him to make a movie of their favorite book, P.L. Travers’ “Mary Poppins,” he made them a promise—one that he didn’t realize would take 20 years to keep. In his quest to obtain the rights, Walt comes up against a curmudgeonly, uncompromising writer who has absolutely no intention of letting her beloved magical nanny get mauled by the Hollywood machine. But, as the books stop selling and money grows short, Travers reluctantly agrees to go to Los Angeles to hear Disney’s plans for the adaptation.
For those two short weeks in 1961, Walt Disney pulls out all the stops. Armed with imaginative storyboards and chirpy songs from the talented Sherman brothers, Walt launches an all-out onslaught on P.L. Travers, but the prickly author doesn’t budge. He soon begins to watch helplessly as Travers becomes increasingly immovable and the rights begin to move further away from his grasp.
It is only when he reaches into his own childhood that Walt discovers the truth about the ghosts that haunt her, and together they set Mary Poppins free to ultimately make one of the most endearing films in cinematic history.
Disney presents “Saving Mr. Banks,” directed by John Lee Hancock, produced by Alison Owen, Ian Collie and Philip Steuer, and written by Kelly Marcel and Sue Smith. Executive producers are Paul Trijbits, Andrew Mason, Troy Lum and Christine Langan. The film will release in U.S. theaters on December 13, 2013, limited, and open wide on December 20, 2013.
I, for one, am really looking forward to this. Mary Poppins has been one of my family favorites for generations, with even my daughter loving it. With a cast that includes not only Tom Hanks, but Emma Thompson, Colin Farrell, Paul Giamatti, Jason Schwartzman, Bradley Whitford, Annie Rose Buckley, Ruth Wilson, B.J. Novak, Rachel Griffiths, Kathy Baker, this is going to be one movie that I will enjoy immensely.
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I’m excited about this movie. Tom Hanks and Disney…two things I love!
It looks like a great movie and it’s hard to go wrong with Tom Hanks as a lead character.
I’m pretty excited about this one. Tom Hanks is the perfect choice to play Walt.
I like Tom Hanks. I think he will be a great Walt Disney! Can’t wait for the movie.
This is going to be AMAZING!!
Can’t wait to see this one. I’m a huge Tom Hanks fan. He’s one of my favorite actors!
I don’t get out to see movies often but I’m really pumped about this one!
I can’t wait to see this!