The first trailer of Disney’s Saving Mr Banks has been released. Australian Ian Collie from Essential Media & Entertainment is producing the film, along with UK’s Ruby Film’s Alison Owens and US producer Phil Steurer. The film is based on Essential’s documentary, The Shadow of Mary Poppins, which examines Australian author PL Travers and her creative collaboration with Walt Disney on the film adaption of her much-loved novel. Saving Mr Banks stars Tom Hanks as Walt Disney and Emma Thompson as PL Travers. The film is released in the US in December, 2013 and Australia in February 2014.