By Bruce Steele
Lin-Manuel Miranda is Alexander Hamilton no more. Backstage at Shepperton Studios in London, he’s in full working-class “leerie” garb: a newsboy-like cap, red waistcoat (that’s a “vest” to you Americans) and loose, well-worn jacket and trousers.
Speaking to journalists during a break in filming, Miranda recalls that he had just one…
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By Bruce Steele
There can be only one Mary Poppins. She is, says Emily Blunt, “a completely singular character.” But on the London set of Mary Poppins Returns, in which Blunt brings the magical nanny back to the screen, you very quickly learn that duplication is the rule.
As costume designer Sandy Powell tours a building at Shepperton Studios that’s…
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If you can’t wait until December, when the world’s most beloved nanny will fly back into our lives, we have just the spoonful of sugar you need: an early look at Mary Poppins Returns in our winter issue of Disney twenty-three, the quarterly publication exclusive to D23 Gold Members. While visiting the London set of the Rob Marshall-helmed movie musical, we spoke…
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By Courtney Potter
See (and hear) Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda in action, and check out Freeform’s new Party of Five siblings… Read more, along with other news from around Disney, in this week’s news briefs!
The Impossible’s Possible in a New Look at Mary Poppins Returns
If you were taking in the Disney Night delights of ABC’s Dancing with…
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By Courtney Potter
Meet Carol Danvers; reacquaint with a practically perfect nanny; and view the all-new cover art for Kingdom Hearts III … Read more, along with other news from around Disney, in this week’s news briefs!
Go Higher, Further, Faster with Brand-New Captain Marvel Trailer
We’re just not sure how to adequately express our excitement about…
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By Bruce C. Steele
Visiting the set of Mary Poppins Returns at Shepperton Studios in London reminds you of one of the many reasons the world’s favorite nanny is unique among enchanted movie characters.
As the film’s director, Rob Marshall, puts it, after every spectacular fantasy she conjures, Mary simply “denies any magic that’s ever happened.”
The…
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By Courtney Potter
Catch a glimpse of Disney’s Christopher Robin and Mary Poppins Returns, and read about Coco’s golden moments… See more, along with other news from around Disney, in this week’s news briefs!
Pooh Returns in New Christopher Robin Teaser Trailer
Winnie the Pooh and company are getting ready to welcome you to the Hundred Acre Wood in…
By Jocelyn Buhlman
Last night during the 90th Oscars® ceremony, we were invited to step in time to the Mary Poppins Returns Facebook page for the dazzling debut of the very first teaser trailer for this new film. If you haven’t had a chance to watch the teaser yet, featuring Emily Blunt as Mary Poppins and Lin-Manuel Miranda as the lamplighter Jack, enjoy your…
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By D23 Team
We’ve cleared our schedule and marked our calendars so as not to miss out on a single movie opening, but this morning The Walt Disney Studios released a host of new information and images about its 2018 slate. Here, in order of release, are the films we simply can’t wait to see this year:
Marvel Studios’ Black Panther—February 16
Chadwick…
By D23 Team
The new year has arrived and, chances are, you’ve got a brand-spanking-new calendar that’s just waiting to be filled up. Well, we here at D23 have some can’t-miss events and openings that you’re going to want to plan your 2018 around. Here are some of the dates that we’re marking on our calendars and circling in red!
February 16: Marvel…
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