Lin-Manuel Miranda to play lamplighter in film sequel “Mary Poppins Returns,” promises to have an even worse accent than Dick Van Dyke

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“If they didn’t like his, they’re going to be furious with mine,” Miranda says. “I intend to represent a corner of London with my accent that has not yet been invented. I’m going to have the worst accent in the history of English accents—I’m going to sound like I’m from another planet.”

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