Ten Fun Facts With Mary Poppins Return’s Pixie Davies and Joel Dawson

Thank you to Disney Studios for hosting me during the Mary Poppins Returns Event!

It was the opportunity of a lifetime when Pixie Davies and Joel Dawson were cast to play Anabel and Georgie Banks in Disney’s Mary  Poppins Returns!  Here are ten fun facts from Pixie and Joel about the film:

Joel’s favorite scene to shoot was when he was dragged by the kite.

Pixie loved the Trip A Little Light Fantastic musical number the most.

The original Mary Poppins is Pixie’s favorite film.

Joel’s favorite song in Mary Poppins Returns is (Underneath The) Lovely London Sky.

They spent two months in rehearsals and five months filming Mary Poppins Returns.

They weren’t scared when they had to do flying scenes, but the harnesses were uncomfortable.

If Pixie could have saved anything from the set, she would have taken the hand-painted costumes from the animated sequence.

Joel would have taken home the bath tub, if he could have, but only if it was really magical.

Their favorite place to visit on set was craft services, and they especially loved the day they had a chocolate fountain.

Watch carefully during the “Topsy” sequence with Meryl Streep. Pixie and Joel notice new things hidden within the scene every time they watch it!

There is so much I’ve shared about Mary Poppins Returns right here on As The Bunny Hops-you don’t want to miss it! Mary Poppins Returns is in theaters on December 19, 2018!

In Disney’s “Mary Poppins Returns,” an all new original musical and sequel, Mary Poppins is back to help the next generation of the Banks family find the joy and wonder missing in their lives following a personal loss. Emily Blunt stars as the practically-perfect nanny with unique magical skills who can turn any ordinary task into an unforgettable, fantastic adventure and Lin-Manuel Miranda plays her friend Jack, an optimistic street lamplighter who helps bring light—and life—to the streets of London.

“Mary Poppins Returns” is directed by Rob Marshall. The screenplay is by David Magee and the screen story is by Magee & Rob Marshall & John DeLuca based upon the Mary Poppins Stories by PL Travers. The producers are John DeLuca, p.g.a., Rob Marshall, p.g.a. and Marc Platt, p.g.a. with Callum McDougall serving as executive producer. The music score is by Marc Shaiman and the film features all new original songs with music by Shaiman and lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman. The film also stars Ben Whishaw as Michael Banks; Emily Mortimer as Jane Banks; Julie Walters as the Banks’ housekeeper Ellen; Pixie Davies, Nathanael Saleh and introducing Joel Dawson as the Banks’ children, with Colin Firth as Fidelity Fiduciary Bank’s William Weatherall Wilkins; and Meryl Streep as Mary’s eccentric cousin, Topsy. Angela Lansbury appears as the Balloon Lady, a treasured character from the PL Travers books and Dick Van Dyke is Mr. Dawes, Jr., the retired chairman of the bank now run by Firth’s character.