David Magee
Writing1962 (64)Flint, Michigan, USA
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.
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2025Prom Party MassacreMovieExecutive Producer
2024The Tiger's ApprenticeMovieScreenplay
2023The Little MermaidMovieScreenplay
2022A Man Called OttoMovieas Dye & Merica Rep '83 · Screenplay · Executive Producer
2022Lady Chatterley's LoverMovieScreenplay
2022The School for Good and EvilMovieScreenplay
2018Mary Poppins ReturnsMovieScreenplay · Story
2012Life of PiMovieScreenplay
2008Miss Pettigrew Lives for a DayMovieScreenplay
2004Finding NeverlandMovieScreenplay- —Anxious PeopleMovieScreenplay · Executive Producer