Mary Poppins Emily Blunt news! See the British actress in Mary Poppins returns.
Entertainment Weekly have provided us with our very first look at Emily Blunt as Marry Poppins in Mary Poppins Returns, the long-awaited sequel which is currently in production in London. More on the Mary Poppins Emily Blunt first-look news below.
The film, which stars Golden Globe® winner Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda and is directed and produced by Oscar® nominee, Emmy® and DGA Award winner Rob Marshall, is scheduled for release in December 2018.
The film also stars: Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer and Julie Walters with Colin Firth and Meryl Streep. In addition, Dick Van Dyke plays Mr. Dawes Jr., the chairman of Fidelity Fiduciary Bank, which is now run by William Weatherall Wilkins (Firth).
Mary Poppins Returns is set in 1930s depression-era London (the time period of the original novels) and is drawn from the wealth of material in PL Travers’ additional seven books. In the story, Michael (Whishaw) and Jane (Mortimer) are now grown up, with Michael, his three children and their housekeeper, Ellen (Walters), living on Cherry Tree Lane. After Michael suffers a personal loss, the enigmatic nanny Mary Poppins (Blunt) re-enters the lives of the Banks family, and, along with the optimistic street lamplighter Jack (Miranda), uses her unique magical skills to help the family rediscover the joy and wonder missing in their lives. Mary Poppins also introduces the children to a new assortment of colorful and whimsical characters, including her eccentric cousin, Topsy (Streep).
Check out your very first look at Emily Blunt as the title character in Mary Poppins Returns below. The film opens in cinemas on Christmas Day 2018 Stateside.
Mary Poppins (Emily Blunt) returns to the Banks home after many years and uses her magical skills to help the now grown up Michael and Jane rediscover the joy and wonder missing in their lives in MARY POPPINS RETURNS, directed by Rob Marshall.
