Mary Poppins Returns | |
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4 Nominations | |
Year | 2018 |
Director | Rob Marshall |
Writer | David Magee, John DeLuca, Rob Marshall |
Starring | Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw |
91st Academy Awards |
Mary Poppins Returns is a 2018 American musical 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 Mary Poppins by P. L. Travers, the film is a sequel to the 1964 film Mary Poppins. The film has an ensemble cast which includes Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Julie Walters, Dick Van Dyke, Angela Lansbury, Colin Firth, and Meryl Streep. The film held its world premiere at the Dolby Theatre and was released by Disney. The film has received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its acting (particularly Blunt's performance), direction, musical score, musical numbers, costume design, production values, visuals, and sense of nostalgia, although some critics found it derivative of its predecessor.
Nominations
- Best Costume Design — Sandy Powell
- Best Original Score — Marc Shaiman
- Best Original Song — "The Place Where Lost Things Go — Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman
- Best Production Design — John Myhre, Gordon Sim
Plot[]
Michael Banks, now a widower with three children, and his sister Jane are astonished when their former nanny, Mary Poppins, suddenly returns one day. Aided by her lamplighter friend Jack, the still-magical Mary teaches the younger Banks children how to use their imaginations while also helping Michael and Jane tackle their grownup problems.
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