'Mary Poppins Returns' trivia and fun facts

Dick Van Dyke

In 'Mary Poppins' (1964), Dick Van Dyke he played a duel role as Bert/Mr Dawes Sr; in this film he makes a cameo as Mr Dawes Jr.

Mary Poppins and Aquaman

Julie Andrews voices the mythic Karathen in 'Aquaman' and is going to face head-to-head at the box office against 'Mary Poppins Returns'

Pregnancy and production

When 'Mary Poppins' (1964) was being written, the lead role was offered to Julie Andrews by Walt Disney himself. Andrews told Disney that she was pregnant and couldn't do the movie. Disney wanted Andrews so much that he postponed the production in order to accommodate Andrews' pregnancy. When this movie was announced, the history repeated as Emily Blunt was also pregnant and the movie was postponed to accommodate her pregnancy.

Cate Blanchett was rumored to play Mary Poppins before Emily Blunt was cast.

Julie Andrews turned down a cameo

Julie Andrews turned down a cameo appearance because she thought that would be distracting. She said, "this is Emily's show, and I really want it to be Emily's show."