Saving Mr. Banks Emma Thompson Dishes Finding Mary Poppins Author Saving mr banks, Emma
Disney By Susan Wloszczyna Published December 10, 2013 The first film Emma Thompson ever saw in a theater was Disney's Fantasia, that surreal animated celebration of classical music. "It was pretty scary, all that," says Thompson, 54, of the bewitched brooms and the bat-winged demon who summons dead spirits. Release Date: December 13, 2013. Genre: Biography, Drama, Historical. Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson bring to life the untold true story about the origins of one of the most treasured Disney classics of all time. John Lee Hancock (The Blind Side) directs this acclaimed film that reveals the surprising backstory behind the making of Mary Poppins. Thompson latest film is Saving Mr. Banks, in which she plays P.L. Travers, author of the Mary Poppins books, opposite Tom Hanks. The film tells the story of Walt Disney's efforts to. Chronicling the behind-the-scenes drama of the Mary Poppins film, Saving Mr. Banks stars Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson as Walt Disney and author P.L. Travers. Francois Duhamel/Walt Disney.Emma Thompson as P.L. Travers in 'Saving Mr. Banks' (2013). Costume Designer Daniel Orlandi
Britain's Emma Thompson has been named the year's best film actress by the influential National Board of Review. The two-time Oscar winner was honoured for her role as author PL Travers in Saving. 1961. For twenty years through their respective representatives, Walter Elias Disney (Tom Hanks) has tried so far unsuccessfully to purchase the rights from British author P.L. Travers (Dame Emma Thompson) for her series of Mary Poppins books to make into a movie. Tom Hanks reviews Reuse this contentEmma Thompson is superb as Mary Poppins author PL Travers as she tries to resist Walt Disney's transformation of her famous creation, writes. Emma Thompson and Tom Hanks in Burbank, Calif. Michael Lewis for The New York Times Interview by Margy Rochlin Jan. 3, 2014 For nearly 50 years, moviegoers have embraced "Mary Poppins" as a.