History Trivia / MaryPoppinsReturns

* SequelGap: Comes out a whopping ''54 years'' after the original film.

* ApprovalOfGod: Emily Blunt was naturally quite nervous to take over such an iconic role, but Creator/JulieAndrews herself gave her her blessing to take over the role.

** Julie Andrew was offered a cameo but she refused, believing her presence would distract from Emily's performance.

* AllStarCast: Creator/EmilyBlunt, Creator/MerylStreep, Creator/ColinFirth, Creator/LinManuelMiranda, Emily Mortimer, Creator/BenWhishaw, Julie Walters, Creator/DavidWarner, Creator/DickVanDyke and Creator/AngelaLansbury.

** Emily Mortimer plays Jane Banks, succeeding a 62 years old Karen Dotrice.

** Julie Walters plays Ellen the maid. Hermione Badly passed away at age 79 in 1986.

** Emily Mortimer plays Jane Banks, succeeding Karen Dotrice.

* TheOtherDarrin: Due to the first film dating back to 1964 and its cast being too old or have passed away, some returning characters were inevitably recast.

* TheOtherDarrin: Due to the first film dating back to 1964 and its cast being too old or not there anymore, some returning characters were inevitably recast.

* ApprovalOfGod: Emily Blunt was naturally quite nervous to take over such an iconic role, but Creator/JulieAndrews herself gave her her blessing to takeover the role.

* SavedFromDevelopmentHell: Disney had apparently started considering a ''Mary Poppins'' sequel as far back as at least [[http://paralleljulieverse.tumblr.com/post/69275296751/the-recent-release-of-saving-mr-banks-the 1965]], but it ended up getting shelved, until TheNewTens. In between, some PopUpTrivia on the ''Mary Poppins'' 40th Anniversary Edition DVD teased, "One day the wind may change again..."

* ApprovalOfGod: Emily Blunt was naturally quite reluctant to take over such an iconic role, but Creator/JulieAndrews herself gave her her blessing to takeover the role.

* WorkingTitle: The Travers/Sibley outline used the title, ''Mary Poppins Comes Back'', after the second book in the series. However, one 1965 article does list ''Mary Poppins Returns'' as a potential name for a sequel.

* WorkingTitle: ''Mary Poppins Comes Back'', after the second book in the series.

* SavedFromDevelopmentHell: Disney started working on a ''Mary Poppins'' sequel in TheEighties, but it ended up getting shelved, until TheNewTens. In between, some PopUpTrivia on the ''Mary Poppins'' 40th Anniversary Edition DVD teased, "One day the wind may change again..."

** PL Travers and Disney/children's lit historian Brian Sibley submitted [[http://decidedlydisney.blogspot.com/2011/07/mary-poppins-nearly-comes-back.html an outline]] for a sequel set "a little while after...the first film", in which Mary Poppins takes Jane and Michael on more adventures.

** Had Disney actually produce this picture in the '80s, Music/MichaelJackson might have played Bert's brother, Barney the Ice Cream Man.[[note]]The books did have an Ice Cream Man as a recurring character, but didn't say his name, nor refer to him as Bert's brother.[[/note]]

** Creator/EmilyBlunt replacing Creator/JulieAndrews, of course. Unless it's a case of TheNthDoctor.

* TheOtherDarrin: Due to the first film dating back to 1964 and its cast being too old or not there anymore, their parts were inevitably recast.

** Creator/DickVanDyke returns but doesn't play an older Burt, he has been cast as Mr. Dawes Jr. instead, replacing Arthur Malet, who passed away in 2013. It's also a case of ActorAllusion, since Van Dyke played Mr. Dawes Sr. in 1964.

** Creator/BenWhishaw plays Michael Banks, Matthew Garber died at the age of 21 in 1977.
** Creator/DavidWarner plays Admiral Boom, Reginald Owen died in 1972.

** Creator/DickVanDyke returns but doesn't play an older Burt, he has been cast as Mr. Dawes Jr. instead, replacing Arthur Malet, who passed away in 2013.

** Creator/DickVanDyke returns but doesn't play Burt, he has been cast as Mr. Dawes Jr. instead, replacing Arthur Malet, who passed away in 2013.