David Magee (born 1962) is an American

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who was nominated for a 2004

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and a

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for '' Finding Neverland''. Along with Simon Beaufoy, he wrote the screenplay for ''

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day ''Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day'' is a 2008 romantic comedy film directed by Bharat Nalluri, starring Frances McDormand and Amy Adams. The screenplay by David Magee and Simon Beaufoy is based on the 1938 novel of the same name by Winifred Wa ...

'' starring

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and

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, which was released in

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. His 2012 screen adaptation of the novel '' Life of Pi'' by

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earned him a

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and a nomination for the

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. He wrote the screenplay for the Disney musical ''

Mary Poppins Returns ''Mary Poppins Returns'' is a 2018 American musical fantasy film directed by Rob Marshall, with a screenplay written by David Magee and a story by Magee, Marshall, and John DeLuca. Loosely based on the book series ''Mary Poppins'' by P. L. Tr ...

'', directed by

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, and starring Emily Blunt and

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, which was released in

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. He received the

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in the Best Family Film category for his screenplay. Magee is writing an untitled musical about

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with Stephen Schwartz. In March 2019, it was announced that

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would develop an animated film version of ''

The Tiger's Apprentice '' The Tiger's Apprentice '' is an action-adventure fantasy novel by American author Laurence Yep. It was published in 2003 as the first in ''The Tiger's Apprentice'' trilogy. This story inserts ancient Chinese mythology into modern life in San F ...

'' by

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from Magee's script adaptation of the book. In May 2020, it was also announced that

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would direct an adaptation of

The School For Good and Evil ''The School for Good and Evil'' is a fantasy fairytale hexalogy of books by Soman Chainani. The first novel in the series was published on May 14, 2013. The series is set in a fictional widespread location known as the Endless Woods. The orig ...

based on a script by Magee. In 2021, Magee was tapped to adapt the controversial romance novel Lady Chatterly's Lover, with

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set to star,

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directing, helmed by

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and distributed by

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. In January 2022, it was announced that

Marc Forster Marc Forster (born 30 November 1969) is a Swiss filmmaker. He is best known for directing the feature films ''Monster's Ball'', '' Finding Neverland'', '' Stranger than Fiction'', ''The Kite Runner'', ''Quantum of Solace'', ''World War Z'', and ' ...

would direct

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in an American adaptation of Swedish novel A Man Called Ove (retitled '' A Man Called Otto'') with a script penned by Magee.

Filmography

* '' Finding Neverland'' (2004) * ''

'' (2008) * '' Life of Pi'' (2012) * ''

'' (2018) * ''

The School for Good and Evil ''The School for Good and Evil'' is a fantasy fairytale hexalogy of books by Soman Chainani. The first novel in the series was published on May 14, 2013. The series is set in a fictional widespread location known as the Endless Woods. The orig ...

'' (2022) * '' A Man Called Otto'' (2022) * ''

Lady Chatterley's Lover ''Lady Chatterley's Lover'' is the last novel by English author D. H. Lawrence, which was first published privately in 1928, in Italy, and in 1929, in France. An unexpurgated edition was not published openly in the United Kingdom until 1960, wh ...

'' (2022) * ''

The Little Mermaid "The Little Mermaid" ( da, Den lille havfrue) is a literary fairy tale written by the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. The story follows the journey of a young mermaid who is willing to give up her life in the sea as a mermaid to gain a ...

'' (2023) * ''

'' (2024) *
Untitled Hans Christian Andersen musical
' (TBA)

References

External links

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