Saving Mr. Banks Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

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.

Cited as official plot version from disney.com

Biography Drama Family True Story

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  Tom Hanks

  ... Walt Disney

  Toy Story 5, Toy Story 4

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  Emma Thompson

  ... P.L. Travers

  The Sheep Detectives, Dead of Winter

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  Colin Farrell

  ... Goff

  The Gentlemen, A Big Bold Beautiful Journey

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  Ruth Wilson

  ... Margaret

  See How They Run, Suite Francaise

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  Rachel Griffiths

  ... Aunt Ellie

  Hacksaw Ridge, The King's Daughter

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  Annie Buckley

  ... Young P.L. Travers

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  Bradley Whitford

  ... Don DaGradi

  Reminders of Him, The Call of the Wild

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  Jason Schwartzman

  ... Richard Sherman

  Oh. What. Fun. , Queer

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  B.J. Novak

  ... B.J. Sherman

  The Devil Wears Prada 2, The Founder

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  Paul Giamatti

  ... Ralph

  Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, Parkland

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  Kathy Baker

  ... Tommie

  Remarkably Bright Creatures , The Age Of Adaline

Who is making Saving Mr. Banks – Crew List

A look at Saving Mr. Banks behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director John Lee Hancock last helmed Mr. Harrigan’s Phone and The Little Things. The film's writer Kelly Marcel last penned Venom: The Last Dance and The Changeling (series).

Director

John Lee Hancock

Screenwriter

Kelly Marcel

Producers

Ian Collie
Alison Owen
Philip Steuer

Production – What we know about the Saving Mr. Banks

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Key Facts

• The script made the 2011 Black List. This marks the first time Walt Disney (the person) has ever been depicted in a dramatic film.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Apr 2013

Completed

Changed Saving Mr. Banks movie production status. MPAA rating announced; assumed completed.

Sep 2012

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. Now shooting; shooting entirely in the Los Angeles area, with key locations to include Disneyland in Anaheim and the Disney Studios in Burbank. Filming will conclude around Thanksgiving, 2012.

Jun 2012

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Disney is eyeing a fall shoot in Los Angeles.

Feb 2012

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in 'development hell.'

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