Sicario star Emily Blunt is apparently in talks to the play the legendary role of Mary Poppins in the planned sequel over at Walt Disney Pictures. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Blunt is all set to headline the Rob Marshall-directed film. The two worked on the musical Into The Woods previously.
The original 1964 film was set in 1910, and the upcoming sequel will take places in the 1930s with the story coming from the series of children’s books by P.L. Travers.
The first film revolves around Julie Andrews’ British nanny, who entered the world of the Banks’s to care for their two children.
The story of how the film came to life at the Mouse House, was made into its own film, Saving Mr. Banks, and starred Tom Hanks as Walt Disney, and Emma Thompson as Travers.
