Saving Mr. Banks (2013) Tom Hanks - Movie Trailer, Pictures, Posters

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New Poster and Photo From Saving Mr. Banks. Tom Hanks, Emma Thompson and Colin Farrell star in the biopic dramedy directed by John Lee Hancock (The Blind Side). See the movie trailer, photos and movie poster from Saving Mr. Banks below. The story centers on the life of Mary Poppins author P.L. Travers (Thompson) and her stormy relationship with Walt Disney (Hanks) as he adapts her children's novel for the big screen. The Mary Poppins children's books and 1964 movie told the story of a magical nanny, who is employed by the callous banker Mr. Banks (inspired by Travers' father played by Colin Farrell), to care for his unhappy children.

Release Date: December 13, 2013 (limited)
Release Date: December 20, 2013
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Director: John Lee Hancock
Screenwriter: Kelly Marcel
Official Website: Disney.com/SavingMrBanks
Cast: Tom Hanks, Emma Thompson, Colin Farrell, Ruth Wilson, Paul Giamatti, Rachel Griffiths, Jason Schwartzman, Bradley Whitford, B.J. Novak
Running Time: 2 hr. 5 min.
MPAA Rating: (PG-13) for thematic elements including some unsettling images.

Synopsis

"Saving Mr. Banks" centers on the creator of "Mary Poppins," P.L. Travers (Emma Thompson). The story shifts back and forth between 1961 and 1907, framing Travers by her childhood in rural Queensland and her experience negotiating with Walt Disney (Tom Hanks) and his team for the film of "Mary Poppins." Travers father (Colin Farrell) was a banker who slowly slid into alcoholism as the family fell into financial hardship. Travers looked up to her father, and the breaking of his spirit had an effect on her writing. She was extremely reluctant to sell Disney the rights to make "Mary Poppins" into a movie, mainly because the story was highly personal, and reflected hardships in her own life and her relationship with her father. Although the movie made her a very wealthy woman, she disliked the animated sequences and other aspects of the film so much that she refused to sell any of her other works to Disney for the rest of her life.