Lin Manuel-Miranda shows off his cockney accent for 'Mary Poppins' at D23
"It's a good thing you come along when you did, Mary Poppins!" was all he said, but it was just enough to know that the Cockney accent that Dick Van Dyke made so -- um, iconic? -- in 1964's Mary Poppins is in good hands for Mary Poppins Returns.
It was only about 5 seconds of footage, but it was the first live footage of the Christmas 2018 film that anyone's seen anywhere.
Disney showed the tiny bite of footage during its biannual expo in Anaheim, California, as a part of a larger sizzle reel from all its films. Friday kicked off with the animation panel, and more Mary Poppins details were expected on Saturday.
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Josh Dickey is Mashable's Entertainment Editor, leading Mashable's TV, music, gaming and sports reporters as well as writing movie features and reviews.Josh has been the Film Editor at Variety, Entertainment Editor at The Associated Press and Managing Editor at TheWrap.com.A finalist for the Los Angeles Press Club's Best Entertainment Feature in 2015 for "Everyone is Altered: The Secret Hollywood Procedure that Fooled Us for Years," Josh received his BA in Journalism from The University of Minnesota.In between screenings, he can be found skating longboards, shredding guitar and wandering the streets of his beloved downtown Los Angeles.
