Tom Hanks Works His Magic as Walt Disney in First ‘Saving Mr. Banks’ Trailer (Video)

The biopic, written by Kelly Marcel and Sue Smith, profiles Disney's 20-year quest to turn P.L. Travers' 1934 children's book, "Mary Poppins," into a movie

The first trailer for "Saving Mr. Banks" shows Tom Hanks doing his best to charm the author behind "Mary Poppins" while charming viewers as well.

In a first for Hollywood, the Academy Award-winning actor portrays movie icon Walt Disney in the upcoming film based on the true story of his struggle to convince P.L. Travers to allow Disney to adapt her children's book for the big screen.

Fellow Oscar-winner Emma Thompson plays Travers, a prickly, uncompromising writer who has absolutely no intention of letting her beloved magical nanny get mauled by the Hollywood machine. But as we all know, she learns to lighten up a little.

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