When screenwriter David Magee set out to transform the book "Life of Pi" into a screenplay, he faced a monumental task. The novel, by Yann Martel, is fantastical, outlandish, even hallucinatory.

The twice-Oscar nominated scribe, appearing at Sunday's WGA Awards, spoke to THR about his unique collaboration with Ang Lee, which included Chinatown lunches and trips to India. By Jordan Zakarin ...

As the writer of Mary Poppins Returns, David Magee embraced the major opportunity he saw before him, putting his stamp on an iconic character that meant so much to him. A sequel to Disney’s 1964 ...

Reporting from New York — With three Oscar nominations between them, the collaboration of screenwriter David Magee (“Life of Pi,” “Finding Neverland”) and Rob Marshall (“Chicago”) could have been a ...

It turned out that Lee and Magee had almost worked together two years before on a project. After the rights fell through it never happened, but Lee had wanted to work with Magee ever since. Lee lived ...

David Magee promises he won’t read your mind. But no doubt, he will blow it. On an entertaining and sometimes eerie September Saturday night in Fort Worth, the long-time DFW mentalist downsized his ...

David Magee is the host of a syndicated business talk radio program, The David Magee Show, heard daily on stations around the country, and the author of 12 non-fiction books, including How Toyota.

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Professional speaker and best-selling author David Magee is visiting the Gulf Coast for an important conversation. Magee will speak about the challenges of mental health and ...

But after watching David Magee floor Texas Rangers president Nolan Ryan and wow Cowboys offensive lineman Flozell Adams, I had to experience his mental phenomenon first-hand. At the Dallas Observer, ...

"Life of Pi," based on Yann Martel's novel, earned 11 Academy Award nominations, including a nod for best adapted screenplay for Scotch Plains writer David Magee. (Photo by 20th Century Fox) When ...

The journey of “Life of Pi” from page to screen is about as improbable as that of the story’s central character - a boy name Pi who is adrift at sea on a lifeboat with a hungry Bengal tiger named ...

Magee set out to write a script "that continued the story of 'Mary Poppins'" instead of trying to remake the 1964 original. Although there are elements incorporated from the first film, including ...