Mary Poppins Returns is an Disney musical fantasy film directed by Rob Marshall and written by David Magee, from a story by Magee, Marshall, and John DeLuca. Based on the book series by P. L. Travers and a sequel film to 1964’s Mary Poppins, the film stars Emily Blunt as the title 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 1935 London, 25 years after the events of the original film, it sees Poppins, the former nanny of Jane and Michael Banks, returning after a family tragedy.
Mary Poppins Returns is scheduled for release on December 19, 2018.
Fun Disney Tidbit!
CaribbeanDays can book your Disney adventure so you can enjoy this little Disney secret! Go over to Frontierland, at the lost and found, you will see a wooden leg labeled “Smith”. This is a fun reference to Mary Poppins. In the movie Mary Poppins, Bert and Mary were at Uncle Albert’s home. Bert said: “I knew a man with a wooden leg named Smith”, and Uncle Albert responded, “What’s the name of his other leg?”.
Even if you don’t recognize her name, you have heard her voice! She was the voice of Lucifer the cat in Cinderella, Hazel the Witch in Trick or Treat, Grandmother Fa in Mulan, Wheezy and Lena Heyena in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, as well as voices in Disney Park attractions such as the wife of the man getting dunked in the Pirates of the Caribbean!
Have a look and listen to this small sampling of cartoon characters that were June Foray!
“I had one of the best jobs anyone could have, with a one-of-a-kind organization and incredibly talented people.” -Bob Broughton
Ub Iwerks (left) with Bob Broughton (right)
Disney Legend Bob Broughton was born in Berkeley, California, September 17, 1917.
Disney Legend Broughton began his career with Disney in
1937 in the mailroom, he shortly thereafter moved into the camera department.
He worked on nearly every motion picture from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to The Black Hole, 1979. Broughton also helped Dick Van Dyke dance with animated penguins in Mary Poppins by using Color Traveling Matte Composite
Cinematography, an award-winning technology that combines live-action and animated actors.
September 13, 1941, Elias Disney, father of Walt and Roy Disney passed on at age 82. He had a vast influence on Walt and Roy’s life and it can be seen in the creation of Disney Parks: