The Making of THE MAGIC FARAWAY TREE (Film · Episode 3)
It took producer Pippa Harris nearly 20 years to bring THE MAGIC FARAWAY TREE to the big screen. In this episode of the ScreenUK Podcast, she joins director Ben Gregor and writer Simon Farnaby to share how they finally did it - and what it took to turn one of Enid Blyton's most beloved children's classics into a film worthy of the millions of people who grew up with it.
The conversation ranges from the nearly 40 drafts that shaped the script, to the custom tattoos Andrew Garfield insisted on, the beard-stroking unit that brought the Land of Know-Alls to life, and the independent VFX company…
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