"Mary Poppins Returns" premieres December 19.
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'Mary Poppins' returns, as studios raid their vaults
If the original "Mary Poppins" was released today, plans would already be underway for a sequel, perhaps a trilogy. But the movie that came out in 1964 was left alone, until now, freezing Julie Andrews' portrayal of the magical nanny in amber for more than a half-century.

