I have to say this movie actually sounds interesting. At first I thought someone was going to remake Mary Poppins which I have been prepared for and am expecting because I think there is room to make a darker version. Not dark like Paranormal Activity where the children disappear and come back later and kill Mr. Banks, but just not so animated and cheery. Anyway, apparently PL Travers did not like the way the movie turned out either, and this movie is going to be about the making of Mary Poppins and Emma Thompson would play PL Travers and Tom Hanks would play Walt Disney. It took 14 years of persuasion before Walt Disney was finally able to secure the rights. The movie is going to be called Saving Mr. Banks.
I read about this I believe the part of the movie she hated was the animation scenes.
ReplyDeleteNever saw it. I saw a little bit of the animated stuff and was not impressed. I do love Bedknobs and Broomsticks, though.
ReplyDeleteI'll definitely see this. My oldest was OBSESSED with Mary Poppins from about ages one to three, so I've seen it hundreds of times. And, I have to say, enjoyed it every time. The backstory regarding the rights, the making of the movie, and the music is fascinating.
ReplyDeleteBut I'll freely admit I'm a nerd. It'll just be me and my son in an empty theater cheering like crazy people for the Mary Poppins tell-all :-). And that's ok.
ReplyDeleteSpent time in London at a Sufi school. Yeah, there was a pupil outside of the building (with his wife on a farm, wearing rough clothing in a self-styled punitive way) and how he received his education led to his recovering from playing James Bond AND not so wonderfully to his mania for brutal lawsuits.
ReplyDeleteTeachers there were very good, even remarkable. Who was the best? I'd say she was the late P.L. Travers... and you can register for her classes now by reading all her Mary Poppins books.
Wow, I feel so lame and out of touch. I had no idea Mary Poppins was based on a book/s. How many were there? I would love to read them and see how they compare with the movie now. I loved the animation scenes....
ReplyDeleteSupercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
Is he going to have his head popped in an icecube at the end? Maybe have Wilson in a cube next to him? (sorry, in a dark place today)
ReplyDeleteThe Mary Poppins books are awesome. I love the film as well. I loved Dick Van Dyke in it. And I loved when they jumped into his pastel sketches on the sidewalk. Beautiful film, IMO.
ReplyDeleteI really don't like Tom Hanks, so might not want to watch this.
ReplyDelete*passes BigMama some milk and cookies* Hope your day gets better hon!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Sylvia, I am rather over Tom Hanks..
@JoElla - thanks, can you throw a new job in with that? LOL Love me some cookies though!
ReplyDelete@BigMama, whatever is going on (and it's definitely something, you don't sound like yourself) - hope it gets better soon. Hugs from the EmEyeKay household :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Em - early 40's is a scary time to think about a new career especially when you don't have any talent or education.
ReplyDeleteInteresting timing for this announcement -- right on the heels of the obvious BI about Hanks' son and his criminal activities. Hanks people apparently don't remember/know of Disney's reputation as a Nazi sympathizer.
ReplyDelete@BigMama - Sorry you're having a bad day. You routinely make me smile, so there's that. :)
ReplyDeleteEnty wanting a darker Mary Poppins made me giggle. I loved the original. I love Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson, so I'm sure I'll see it.
AT LEAST IT'S ORIGINAL!!
ugh walt disney the 33rd degree mason who started evil disney empire? who was obsessed with animals, little boys butts, and had an alchohol problem, and would spend all of his time in the nether-tunnels underneath the magic kingdom of mind control?
ReplyDeletehttp://theconspiracyzone.podcastpeople.com/posts/32979
ReplyDeleteThis dark enough for you Enty?
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T5_0AGdFic
(Freaking love Mary Poppins!!)