David Magee

BAFTA and Academy Award Nominee David wrote the screenplay for director Ang Lee’s film Life of Pi, based on the award-winning novel by Yann Martel. The film received nine BAFTA nominations and 13 Oscar nominations, including nods from both academies for Best Adapted Screenplay. Magee also wrote Finding Neverland, directed by Marc Forster and starring Johnny Depp, which went on to be nominated for eleven BAFTA nominations and seven Academy Award nominations, including nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay.

His film, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, starred Amy Adams and Frances McDormand, and was written with Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire). Most recently, David wrote Mary Poppins Returns for Disney. David’s upcoming film projects include a live action adaptation of The Little Mermaid directed by Rob Marshall; Lady Chatterley’s Lover for 3000 pictures; The School For Good and Evil for Netflix, directed by Paul Feig; and A Man Called Otto starring Tom Hanks and directed by Marc Forster.