Saving Mr. Banks

Mary Poppins, this strict lady with an umbrella, who, however, will find a way to cheer up the children she has to take care of. But few people know that behind all the charms that surrounded her, there is a very real story... When Walt Disney is going to transfer the story of Pamela Travers about Mary Poppins to the big screen, the woman is not very happy with what it promises to turn into. The writer makes all kinds of edits, which puts the project in jeopardy. However, the great director and the writer find a common language when the man already loses hope in some of the tried and tested tricks, including a trip to Disneyland with him. Read more The green light was given to the film in 2011, in the month of November, by the director of the Disney studio, Sean Bailey. Tom Hanks was one of the first to be invited to participate in the project, while the actor himself was only happy to accept the invitation. Especially for the role, he met with some relatives of this great man, including his daughter Diana. In addition, it is an interesting fact that the actor himself is a distant relative of Walt Disney. The role of Pamela Travers was initially planned to take Meryl Streep, but due to financial troubles, the studio refused her candidacy and invited Emma Thompson. Walt Disney's attempts to adapt the book "Mary Poppins" lasted about twenty years. The writer really did not really want her book to go to the screen. In particular, the woman's doubts were fueled by the fact that Disney had not yet produced films, only animated cartoons. As for the movie "Saving Mr. Banks", even before the purchase by the Walt Disney Pictures studio, Kelly Marcel's screenplay was included in the Black list of screenplays at the time of 2011. At the same time, there is still no film about Walt Disney that was at least somehow close to a wide release. After its release on December 14, 2013, "Saving Mr. Banks" was released locally in the United States and immediately entered the top ten favorites for the Academy Award nomination.