Photos: Easily Forgettable ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ is Missing the Magic of its Predecessor

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Emily Blunt (center 2nd row) is Mary Poppins, Joel Dawson is Georgie, Pixie Davies is Annabel and Nathanael Saleh is John in Disney’s MARY POPPINS RETURNS, a sequel to the 1964 MARY POPPINS. ©Disney Enterprises. CR: Jay Maidment.

(l-r) Jane (Emily Mortimer), John (Nathanael Saleh), Annabel (Pixie Davies, Ellen (Julie Walters), Jack (Lin-Manuel Miranda), Georgie (Joel Dawson) and Mary Poppins (Emily Blunt) in MARY POPPINS RETURNS. ©Disney Enterprises. CR: Jay Maidment.

Jack (Lin-Manuel Miranda) Mary Poppins (Emily Blunt) and the Banks children with a crew of street lamplighters at 17 Cherry Tree Lane in Disney’s original musical MARY POPPINS RETURNS. ©Disney Enterprises. CR: Jay Maidment.

Dick Van Dyke stars in MARY POPPINS RETURNS. ©Disney Enterprises. CR: Jay Maidment.

(l-r) Jane (Emily Mortimer), Michael (Ben Whishaw), John (Nathanael Saleh) and Georgie (Joel Dawson) greet Mary Poppins (Emily Blunt) upon her return to the Banks’ home in Disney’s original musical MARY POPPINS RETURNS. ©Disney Enterprises. CR: Jay Maidment.