A special limited engagement viewing of Disney’s Saving Mr. Banks which was offered to fans a few weeks ago is completely SOLD out. With the movie out in select theaters, beginning December 13 and world wide, beginning December 20th, the price of the $50 ticket, would allow movie goers the privilege of an early viewing in one of the state of the art theaters inside the Walt Disney Studios. In addition, to the movie preview, a tour of the famous lot is also included. The tour “A Walk in Walt’s Footprints” immediately following the movie, allows a behind the scenes look at some of the magic at the Walt Disney Studios. A visit to Walt’s office and P.L. Travers home as well as the chance to take pictures with Mary Poppins and my favorite chimney sweep, Bert are just some of the spots the tour would give fans access to. A peek inside The Art of Animation Building to learn about some of the history of Walt Disney studios and walk through the Legends Plaza make this event an exceptional treat. The icing on the cake for me, is the commemorative 50th anniversary Mary Poppins DVD included in this package.
Saving Mr. Banks is inspired by the true backstory of how Mary Poppins made it to the big screen.
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.
Saving Mr. Banks focuses on those two short weeks in 1961, where 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.
Directed by John Lee Hancock, produced by Alison Owen, Ian Collie and Philip Steuer, and written by Kelly Marcel and Sue Smith. Executive producers are Paul Trijbits, Christine Langan, Andrew Mason and Troy Lum.
Saving Mr. Banks will release in U.S. theaters on December 13, 2013, limited, and open wide on December 20, 2013.
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