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Dick Van Dyke says he PAID Walt Disney $4000 to play banker in 'Mary Poppins'
Dick Van Dyke so wanted to play two roles in Mary Poppins that he paid Walt Disney for the privilege. Van Dyke was already signed up to play Bert the chimney sweep in the classic children’s fantasy movie, but he also wanted to play the role of the doddering Mr Dawes Sr, the tyrannical boss of David Tomlinson’s George Banks at the Dawes Tomes Mousley Grubbs Fidelity Fiduciary Bank. In a televised interview on ABC with Lin-Manuel Miranda, who stars in the forthcoming Mary Poppins Returns, Van Dyke revealed: “When they made me up as the old man in [the original movie], I had to go to go to Walt and ask him for the part, he didn’t give it to me.
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How 'Mary Poppins Returns' reinvents the beloved nanny for the 21st century
Mary Poppins has been reimagined for the 21st century from the boots up.
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Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda Praise Dick Van Dyke's Energy at 92 in Mary Poppins Returns
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Emily Blunt Praise Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins Returns
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Oscar buzz for 'Mary Poppins Returns' after first Hollywood screening
Emily Blunt has been tipped to receive her first ever Oscar nomination for 'Mary Poppins Returns'.
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How 'Mary Poppins Returns' connects to the original 1964 film
What are the narrative threads that connect 'Mary Poppins Returns' to the original, and how come Mary hasn't aged?
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Dolphins make quite the bathtub splash in new 'Mary Poppins Return' trailer
Hear a snippet of Emily Blunt singing a brand new song too.
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'Mary Poppins Returns' set visit report: Disney’s sequel will be ‘a gift to the world’
Find out how Rob Marshall, Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Dick van Dyke, and Ben Whishaw are teaming up to make the sequel to the most practically perfect movie of all time.
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Emily Blunt is magical in the new 'Mary Poppins Returns' trailer
Emily Blunt teases her long-awaited Mary Poppins Returns starring role in this enchanting trailer.
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John Krasinski Flew Home 'Every Single Weekend' to See His Family While Shooting Jack Ryan
John Krasinski Flew Home on Weekends During Jack Ryan
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'A Quiet Place': The unsettling reality of the quietest place in London
We ventured into the quietest place in London to celebrate the release of A Quiet Place on DVD and Blu-ray.
