David Magee
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. 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.
Known For
Not in library
A Man Called Otto
2022
Acting
2022
A Man Called Otto
as Dye & Merica Rep '83
Writing
2024
The Tiger's Apprentice
Screenplay
2023
The Little Mermaid
Screenplay
2022
Lady Chatterley's Lover
Screenplay
2022
A Man Called Otto
Screenplay
2022
The School for Good and Evil
Screenplay
2018
Mary Poppins Returns
Screenplay
2018
Mary Poppins Returns
Story
2008
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
Screenplay
2004
Finding Neverland
Screenplay
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Anxious People
Screenplay
Production
2025
Prom Party Massacre
Executive Producer
2022
A Man Called Otto
Executive Producer
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Anxious People
Executive Producer