Mary Poppins Returns
Mary Poppins Returns is a 2018 American musical fantasy film directed by Rob Marshall, with a screenplay written by David Magee and a story by Magee, Marshall, and John DeLuca. Based on the book series by P. L. Travers, this sequel to 1964's Mary Poppins stars Emily Blunt as the eponymous character, with Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Julie Walters, Dick Van Dyke, Angela Lansbury, Colin Firth, and Meryl Streep in supporting roles. Van Dyke is the only actor from the original to return, portraying the son of one of his original characters. Set in 1930s London, two decades after the events of the original film, it sees Poppins, the former nanny of Jane and Michael Banks, returning after a family tragedy.
The film was officially announced on September 14, 2015. Marshall was hired later that month, and Blunt and Miranda were cast in February 2016. Filming lasted from February to July 2017, and took place at Shepperton Studios in Surrey, England.
Mary Poppins Returns held its world premiere at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on November 29, 2018, and is scheduled to be released in the United States on December 19, 2018, giving it one of the longest gaps between film sequels in history at 54 years.The film received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the performances, direction, the musical numbers, Marc Shaiman's musical score, visuals, production values, and sense of nostalgia, although some critics said it was derivative of the first film. It was chosen by both the National Board of Review and American Film Institute as one of the top ten films of 2018 and received numerous award nominations, including four at the 76th Golden Globe Awards (including for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy) and nine at the 24th Critics' Choice Awards.
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Rotten Tomatoes - 7.5/10 (Mary Poppins Returns rotten tomatoes)
Plot
Set in 1930s London, which is the time period of the original novels by P. L. Travers, the story follows Michael (Ben Whishaw) and Jane Banks (Emily Mortimer), who are now grown up. Michael is living with his three children (Pixie Davies, Nathanael Saleh, and Joel Dawson) and housekeeper Ellen (Julie Walters), in the house on Cherry Tree Lane. After Michael has a personal loss, Mary Poppins (Emily Blunt) comes back into the lives of the Banks family. She is joined by a street lamplighter named Jack (Lin-Manuel Miranda), and an eccentric cousin named Topsy (Meryl Streep).Cast
- Emily Blunt as Mary Poppins.
- Lin-Manuel Miranda as Jack: a cockney lamplighter and former apprentice of Bert from the original film.
- Ben Whishaw as Michael Banks: Jane's brother. Matthew Garber portrayed the character in the original film.
- Emily Mortimer as Jane Banks: Michael's sister. Karen Dotrice portrayed the character in the original film, and makes a cameo appearance in the sequel.
- Pixie Davies as Annabel Banks: Michael's daughter.
- Nathanael Saleh as John Banks: Michael's older son.
- Joel Dawson as Georgie Banks: Michael's younger son.
- Julie Walters as Ellen: Michael's and Jane's housekeeper. The character was portrayed by Hermione Baddeley in the original film, and is apparently the only returning servant of the Banks household (Mrs. Brill — the Banks' cook, portrayed by Reta Shaw in the original film — does not appear).
- Colin Firth as William "Weatherall" Wilkins: the current president of Fidelity Fiduciary Bank.
- Firth also voices the wolf in the animated Royal Doulton Bowl sequence.
- Meryl Streep as Topsy: Mary Poppins's eccentric Eastern European cousin.
- Dick Van Dyke as Mr. Dawes Jr.: the chairman of Fidelity Fiduciary Bank. Van Dyke portrayed both Bert and Mr. Dawes Sr. in the original film (the latter earning him the role of Mr. Dawes Jr. in this film), while Mr. Dawes Jr. was portrayed by Arthur Malet.
- Angela Lansbury as The Balloon Lady. The Balloon Lady does not appear in the original film but is a character from the novels.
- David Warner as Admiral Boom: a staunchly by-the-book retired naval officer. Reginald Owen portrayed the character in the original film.
- Jim Norton as Mr. Binnacle: Boom's first mate. Don Barclay (dubbed by David Tomlinson) portrayed the character in the original film.
- Jeremy Swift as Gooding, one of Wilkins' associates.
- Swift also voices the badger in the animated Royal Doulton Bowl sequence.
- Kobna Holdbrook-Smith as Frye, one of Wilkins' associates.
- Holdbrook-Smith also voices the weasel in the animated Royal Doulton Bowl sequence.
- Tarik Frimpong as Angus
Production
Development
Development on a sequel to Mary Poppins had long been gestating in development hell since the release of the 1964 film. Walt Disney attempted to produce a sequel a year subsequent to the film's release, but was rejected by author P. L. Travers, who had openly dismissed Disney's film adaptation. In the late 1980s, then-president of Walt Disney Studios Jeffrey Katzenberg and vice-president of live-action production Martin Kaplan approached Travers with the idea of a sequel set years after the first film, with the Banks children now as adults and an older Mary Poppins with Julie Andrews reprising the role. Travers again rejected the proposed concept with the exception of Andrews' return. The studio shortly abandoned the effort.On September 14, 2015, Walt Disney Pictures president Sean Bailey pitched a new Mary Poppins film to Rob Marshall, John DeLuca, and Marc E. Platt, as the team had produced Into the Woods for the studio the year prior. With approval from Travers' estate, Disney greenlit the project with the film taking place 20 years after the first, featuring a standalone narrative, based on the remaining seven books in the series. Marshall was hired to direct, while DeLuca and Platt would serve as producers along with Marshall; David Magee was hired to write the script.
Casting
On February 18, 2016, Emily Blunt was cast in the film to play the title role in the sequel. On February 24, 2016, Lin-Manuel Miranda was cast in the film to play Jack, a lamplighter. In April 2016, Disney confirmed that the film was in development and that Blunt and Miranda had been cast in the lead roles. In May, Disney announced the film's title as Mary Poppins Returns. By July 2016, Meryl Streep had entered negotiations to join the cast to play cousin Topsy, and in the following month, Ben Whishaw in negotiations to play the grownup Michael Banks. In September, Streep formally joined the cast. The following month, Emily Mortimer was cast as the grownup Jane Banks, and Colin Firth joined the film as William Weatherall Wilkins, president of the Fidelity Fiduciary Bank. In February 2017, Angela Lansbury was cast to play the Balloon Lady. Julie Andrews, who portrayed Poppins in the 1964 film, was approached to do a cameo in the sequel, but turned down the offer as she wanted it to be "Emily's show". Dick Van Dyke, who portrayed Bert and Mr. Dawes Sr. in the original film, returns in the sequel as the latter's son, Mr. Dawes Jr., replacing Arthur Malet, who died in 2013.Filming
Principal photography on the film began February 10, 2017, at Shepperton Studios in Surrey, England. Principal photography was wrapped by July 2017.Animation
Like the original film, this film includes a sequence combining live-action and traditional hand-drawn animation. The animation was supervised by Ken Duncan and James Baxter. Over 70 animators specializing in hand-drawn 2D animation from Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios were recruited for the sequence. Duncan and Baxter also helped redesign the penguins from the first film. All of the hand-drawn animation was created by Duncan's animation studio, Duncan Studio, in Pasadena, California.Music
The music and score for the film was composed by Marc Shaiman, with song lyrics written by Scott Wittman and Shaiman. In September 2018, some of the titles of the film's songs were revealed.On November 26, 2018, "The Place Where Lost Things Go" sung by Blunt, and "Trip a Little Light Fantastic" sung by Miranda and the cast were released along with the soundtrack available for digital pre-order. The complete soundtrack album was released by Walt Disney Records on December 7, 2018.
The score also includes musical references to songs and score from the first film written by Sherman Brothers. Richard M. Sherman served as music consultant. These songs include "A Spoonful of Sugar", "The Perfect Nanny", "Feed The Birds" and "Let's Go Fly a Kite".
All lyrics written by Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman; all music composed by Shaiman.
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