Episode 9: David Magee, "Mary Poppins Returns"

<p>Caroline spoke with <strong>David Magee </strong>about his screenplay for MARY POPPINS RETURNS—the highly anticipated and ambitious sequel to the 1964 Walt Disney classic.</p> <p>Prior to MARY POPPINS RETURNS, David wrote the screenplays for FINDING NEVERLAND, MISS PETTIGREW LIVES FOR A DAY, and LIFE OF PI. He received Academy Award nominations for his work on both NEVERLAND and PI, and is currently at work on a project about the life of famed author Hans Christian Andersen.</p> <p>MARY POPPINS RETURNS follows the magical nanny as, decades after her original visit, she returns to help the Banks siblings and Michael's children through a difficult time in their lives. It opens in theaters everywhere tomorrow, December 19.</p> <p>--<br /> <strong>Read shownotes, transcripts, and other member interviews:<br /></strong><a href= "http://www.onwriting.org/">www.onwriting.org<br /></a><strong>--<br /> </strong> <strong>Follow us on social media:<br /></strong>Twitter: <a href= "http://twitter.com/onwritingwgae">@OnWritingWGAE</a> | <a href="http://twitter.com/wgaeast">@WGAEast</a><br /> Facebook: <a href= "http://www.facebook.com/wgaeast">/WGAEast</a><br /> Instagram: <a href= "http://instagram.com/wgaeast">@WGAEast</a></p>