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 ...

Director Rob Marshall said the penguins in the sequel have "more personality." Director Rob Marshall loved the 1964 Mary Poppins and wanted to include hand-drawn animation mixed with live action in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

During a show-pausing turn in “Mary Poppins Returns,” Lin-Manuel Miranda takes center stage to sing and syncopate, and the movie flickers to life. Suddenly, it becomes clear that the people who made ...

Emily Blunt spoke exclusively to PEOPLE at L.A. premiere of her latest film, The Smashing Machine, on Monday, Sept. 29 The actress recalled a favorite memory of one of her former costars, Dick Van ...