In the extraordinary untold backstory of how Mary Poppins made it to the big screen, Disney presents Saving Banks starring Tom Hanks as Walt Disney, who is trying to convince author P.L. Travers (Emma Thompson) to let him have the movie rights to her novel. Travers is extremely protective of her book. As the film unfolds, we learn about her childhood, a bit about Disney’s past as well, and we see where the conflicts lie and how the two artists set Mary Poppins free.
Directed by John Lee Hancock (The Blind Side, Snow White and the Huntsman), the movie has John Schwartzman (Seabiscuit, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, The Amazing Spider-Man) as cinematographer and Ian Fox (A Better Life, Seabiseuit and the recently completed Dracula Untold) as ‘A’ camera operator. Ian Fox shares his thoughts and memories about the experience.
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