David Magee

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David Magee
BornDavid Stuart Magee, Jr.
1962 (age 6162)
Flint, Michigan, U.S.
OccupationScreenwriter, producer, actor
EducationMichigan State University (BFA), University of Illinois (MFA)
Notable works
  • Finding Neverland
  • Life of Pi
  • Mary Poppins Returns
Notable awards
  • Academy Award Nominee (adapted screenplay)
  • BAFTA Nominee (adapted screenplay)
  • Humanitas Prize winner
SpousePamela Magee
Children3
Website
www.brassmantle.com

David Magee (born 1962) is an American screenwriter who was nominated for a 2004 Academy Award and a Golden Globe for Finding Neverland . Along with Simon Beaufoy, he wrote the screenplay for Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day starring Frances McDormand and Amy Adams, which was released in 2008.

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His 2012 screen adaptation of the novel Life of Pi by Yann Martel earned him a Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.

He wrote the screenplay for the Disney musical Mary Poppins Returns , directed by Rob Marshall, and starring Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda, which was released in 2018. [1] He received the Humanitas Prize in the Best Family Film category for his screenplay. [2]

Magee is writing an untitled musical about Hans Christian Andersen with Stephen Schwartz. [3]

In March 2019, it was announced that Paramount Pictures would develop an animated film version of The Tiger's Apprentice by Laurence Yep from Magee's script adaptation of the book. [4]

In May 2020, it was also announced that Paul Feig would direct an adaptation of The School for Good and Evil based on a script by Magee. The film was released on Netflix in 2022. [5]

In 2021, Magee was tapped to adapt the controversial romance novel Lady Chatterley's Lover , with Emma Corrin set to star, Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre directing, helmed by 3000 Pictures and distributed by Netflix. The film premiered at the 2022 Telluride Film Festival. [6]

In January 2022, it was announced that Marc Forster would direct Tom Hanks in an American adaptation of Swedish novel A Man Called Ove (retitled A Man Called Otto ) with a script penned by Magee. The film was acquired by Sony Pictures and released January 2023. [7]

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  2. Haithman, Diane (February 9, 2019). "44th Humanitas Prize Honors Films 'On The Basis Of Sex' And 'Love Simon', TV's 'God Friended Me'". Deadline.com. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
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  9. Untitled Hans Christian Andersen Musical Project at IMDb OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg