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'' 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 Yann Martel earned him a Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and a nomination for the

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. 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

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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

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. In March 2019, it was announced that

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would develop an animated film version of '' The Tiger's Apprentice'' by

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from Magee's script adaptation of the book. 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

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in 2022. 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

. The film premiered at the 2022

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. In January 2022, it was announced that

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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. The film was acquired by

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and released January 2023.

Filmography

* '' Finding Neverland'' (2004) * '' Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day'' (2008) - with Simon Beaufoy * '' Life of Pi'' (2012) * '' Mary Poppins Returns'' (2018) * ''

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'' (2022) - with Paul Feig * '' A Man Called Otto'' (2022) * '' Lady Chatterley's Lover'' (2022) * '' The Little Mermaid'' (2023) * '' The Tiger's Apprentice'' (2024) *
Untitled Hans Christian Andersen musical
' (TBA)

References

External links

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