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Julie Andrews, who won the 1965 Best Actress
Oscar for her performance in the original, is replaced in "Mary
Poppins Returns" by Emily Blunt as the unconventional governess
who arrives as if by magic to heal a family in need of love.
In the sequel, it is 1932 and the boy, Michael Banks, has grown
up and, helped by his sister Jane, is bringing up children of
his own, in the absence of their mother.
The trailer gives few other clues to the plot of the musical,
but showcases a stellar cast of British acting talent, including
Ben Whishaw, Colin Firth and Julie Walters.
Meryl Streep also features, as does Dick Van Dyke who played the
chimney sweep Bert with the so-bad-it's-good cockney accent in
the original. Now 92, the trailer shows him as lithe as ever,
dancing on a table.
The Bert character - Jack in this film - is played by Lin-Manuel
Miranda, the rapper and composer who created the acclaimed
musical "Hamilton".
The movie includes mixed live-action and animation scenes that
are reminiscent of those that were cutting edge in the mid-1960s
but have a retro-charm now.
The original movie was based on the children's books by P.L.
Travers who famously objected to Walt Disney's embellishments to
her stories. It was a huge success and became a classic.
"Mary Poppins Returns" is set for a pre-Christmas release in
Britain and the United States.
(Reporting by Reuters TV; Editing by Patrick Johnston and Robin
Pomeroy)
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