NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- "Mary Poppins Returns" is not a remake of the beloved 1964 classic, rather a sequel that takes place a quarter century after the original. This is just one of hundreds of canny ...

Rob Marshall said he could "only think of one person" to play the magical nanny. Mary Poppins, the magical whimsical nanny, is back on Cherry Tree Lane after 54 years in the sequel “Mary Poppins ...

Actress Emily Blunt is the new nanny, who will charm audiences - without - a spoonful of sugar. "No one wants to see me impersonate Julie Andrews. No one can out-Julie Julie," Blunt said. Not many ...

If early predictions prove true, Mary Poppins Returns is poised to be practically perfect Oscars fodder, just like its predecessor was 54 years ago. The original was one of the most-nominated films in ...

I’m a bit of a Disney nerd. I grew up with Disney movies, both animated and live-action films from before I was born. I’ve even been known to belt out tunes from “The Lion King” or “The Little Mermaid ...

Magee set out to write a script "that continued the story of 'Mary Poppins'" instead of trying to remake the 1964 original. Although there are elements incorporated from the first film, including ...

On December 25, "Mary Poppins Returns" will grace all of our lives. It's going to be hard to wait that long! But on Oscars Sunday, just after stars Emily Blunt, Meryl Streep and Lin-Manuel Miranda ...

That’s not for lack of trying. Director Rob Marshall told Variety that he approached Andrews about making a cameo early on in the project’s development, but she deferred out of respect for Emily Blunt ...

The story continues this holiday season. In Disney's "Mary Poppins Returns," an all new original musical and sequel, Mary Poppins is back to help the next generation of the Banks family find the joy ...

Miranda plays "Jack"--a street lamplighter and friend to Mary Poppins. Lin-Manuel Miranda is living out a childhood dream in the highly-anticipated movie "Mary Poppins Returns." Miranda, who scored a ...