Mary Poppins Returns - wikipedia Mary Poppins Returns Mary Poppins Returns Directed by Rob Marshall Produced by Rob Marshall John DeLuca Marc Platt Screenplay by David Magee Based on Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers Starring Emily Blunt Lin - Manuel Miranda Ben Whishaw Emily Mortimer Pixie Davies Joel Dawson Nathanael Saleh Julie Walters Colin Firth Meryl Streep Music by Marc Shaiman Scott Wittman Cinematography Dion Beebe Edited by Wyatt Smith Production company Walt Disney Pictures Lucamar Productions Marc Platt Productions Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Release date December 25, 2018 ( 2018 - 12 - 25 ) ( US ) Country United States Language English Mary Poppins Returns ( also known as Mary Poppins 2 ) is an upcoming American musical fantasy film directed by Rob Marshall and written by David Magee. It is the sequel to the 1964 film Mary Poppins. The film stars Emily Blunt, Lin - Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Pixie Davies, Joel Dawson, Nathanael Saleh, Julie Walters, Colin Firth and Meryl Streep. Set 25 years after the 1964 film, it will feature Mary Poppins, the former nanny of Jane and Michael Banks, re-visiting them after a family tragedy. The film is scheduled for release on December 25, 2018, giving it one of the longest gaps between film sequels in history. Contents 1 Premise 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Release 5 References 6 External links Premise In 1935, during the era of the Great Depression in the United Kingdom, the now grown - up Jane and Michael Banks, along with Michael 's three children -- Annabel, Georgie and John -- are visited by their former nanny following a family tragedy which has left them numb and joyless. Cast Emily Blunt as Mary Poppins Lin - Manuel Miranda as Jack Ben Whishaw as Michael Banks Emily Mortimer as Jane Banks Pixie Davies as Annabel Banks Joel Dawson as Georgie Banks Nathanael Saleh as John Banks Julie Walters as Ellen Meryl Streep as Arthur Turvy - Poppins Colin Firth as William Weatherall Wilkins Dick Van Dyke as Mr. Dawes Jr. Angela Lansbury as the Balloon Lady David Warner as Admiral Boom Jeremy Swift as Gooding Tarik Frimpong as Angus Production On September 14, 2015, it was reported that a new Mary Poppins film was in development by Disney, and would take place 20 years after the first, featuring a standalone narrative based on the remaining seven books in the series. Rob Marshall was hired to direct, while John DeLuca and Marc Platt will serve as producers along with Marshall. David Magee was working on the script. On February 18, 2016, Emily Blunt was cast in the film to play the titular role in the sequel. On February 24, 2016, Lin - Manuel Miranda was cast in the film to play Jack, while he would also be developing new songs for the film. Marshall would also produce the film. In April 2016, Disney officially confirmed that the film was in development and that Blunt and Miranda had been cast in the lead roles. In May, Disney announced that the film 's title was Mary Poppins Returns. By July 2016, Meryl Streep had entered negotiations to join the cast to play cousin Topsy, and in the following month, Ben Whishaw was revealed to be in negotiations to play the grown - up Michael Banks. In September, Streep was confirmed to be part of the cast. The following month, Emily Mortimer was cast as the grown - up Jane Banks, and Colin Firth joined the film as William Weatherall Wilkins, president of the Fidelity Fiduciary Bank. In February 2017, Angela Lansbury was officially confirmed to play the Balloon Lady. Julie Andrews, who portrayed Poppins in the 1964 film, was approached to do a cameo in the sequel, but turned down the offer as she wanted it to be `` Emily 's show ''. Dick Van Dyke, who portrayed Bert and Mr. Dawes, Sr. in the original film, will return in the sequel and be cast as his son, Mr. Dawes, Jr, replacing Arthur Malet, who died in 2013. Principal photography on the film began on February 10, 2017, at Shepperton Studios in Surrey, United Kingdom. Miranda told The New York Times by phone from London : `` I 'm in the middle of a dream job dancing with Emily Blunt all day, and extremely grateful to be here. '' Release Mary Poppins Returns is scheduled to be released on December 25, 2018. References ^ Jump up to : McClintock, Pamela ( May 31, 2016 ). `` Disney 's ' Mary Poppins Returns ' Gets December 2018 Release Date ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 1, 2016. ^ Jump up to : Lang, Brent ( April 25, 2016 ). `` Disney Claims Dates for Several New Movies ; Confirms ' Jungle Book 2, ' ' Mary Poppins ' Sequel ''. Variety. Retrieved April 26, 2016. ^ Jump up to : Kit, Borys ( February 18, 2016 ). `` Emily Blunt in Talks to Star in Disney 's ' Mary Poppins ' Sequel ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 20, 2016. ^ Jump up to : Kroll, Justin ( February 24, 2016 ). `` ' Hamilton 's ' Lin - Manuel Miranda in Talks for ' Mary Poppins ' Sequel ( EXCLUSIVE ) ''. Variety. Retrieved February 26, 2016. ^ Jump up to : Kit, Borys ( August 15, 2016 ). `` Ben Whishaw in Talks to Join ' Mary Poppins ' Sequel ( Exclusive ) ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 16, 2016. ^ Jump up to : Kroll, Justin ( October 6, 2016 ). `` Emily Mortimer Joins Disney 's ' Mary Poppins Returns ' ( EXCLUSIVE ) ''. Variety. Retrieved October 7, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Mary Poppins Returns : Exclusive First Look Photos ''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 7, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Julie Walters remembers her nursing career : ' I used to fall in love with the male patients ' ''. The Telegraph. Retrieved 2017 - 02 - 10. ^ Jump up to : Kroll, Justin ( July 28, 2016 ). `` Meryl Streep Joins Emily Blunt in ' Mary Poppins ' Sequel ( EXCLUSIVE ) ''. Variety. Retrieved July 29, 2016. ^ Jump up to : Kroll, Justin ( October 19, 2016 ). `` Colin Firth Joins Emily Blunt in ' Mary Poppins ' Sequel ( EXCLUSIVE ) ''. Variety. Retrieved October 24, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Retire ? F - That ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 10, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Lesnick, Silas ( February 10, 2017 ). `` Mary Poppins Returns Begins Production ! - ComingSoon.net ''. ComingSoon.net. Retrieved February 10, 2017. Jump up ^ Snetiker, Marc ( September 14, 2015 ). `` Exclusive : Disney developing new original musical featuring Mary Poppins ; Rob Marshall to direct ''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 21, 2015. Jump up ^ Kit, Borys ( September 14, 2015 ). `` New ' Mary Poppins ' Movie in the Works from Disney ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 7, 2016. Jump up ^ Ford, Rebecca ( September 8, 2016 ). `` Meryl Streep, J.J. Abrams Team Up for TV Series ' The Nix ' ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 8, 2016. Jump up ^ Snetiker, Marc. `` Angela Lansbury officially joins Mary Poppins Returns ''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 17, 2017. Jump up ^ Franklin, Garth ( June 9, 2017 ). `` Andrews Wo n't Cameo In Mary Poppins Returns ''. Dark Horizons. Retrieved June 12, 2017. Jump up ^ Buckley, Cara ( 17 February 2017 ). `` Lin - Manuel Miranda Was Talking to Meryl Streep the Other Day ''. The New York Times. New York : The New York Times Company. Retrieved 21 February 2017. External links Mary Poppins Returns on IMDb P.L. Travers ' Mary Poppins Books Mary Poppins ( 1934 ) Mary Poppins Comes Back ( 1935 ) Mary Poppins Opens the Door ( 1943 ) Mary Poppins in the Park ( 1952 ) Mary Poppins From A to Z ( 1962 ) Mary Poppins in the Kitchen ( 1975 ) Mary Poppins in Cherry Tree Lane ( 1982 ) Mary Poppins and the House Next Door ( 1988 ) Characters Mary Poppins Mr. Banks Mrs. Banks The Banks children Bert Miss Lark Admiral Boom The servants Adaptations Mary Poppins ( 1964 film ) soundtrack Mary Poppins, Goodbye ( 1983 musical miniseries ) Mary Poppins ( 2004 musical ) Saving Mr. Banks ( 2013 related film ) Mary Poppins Returns ( 2018 film ) Songs `` Sister Suffragette '' `` The Life I Lead '' `` The Perfect Nanny '' `` A Spoonful of Sugar '' `` Jolly Holiday '' `` Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious '' `` Stay Awake '' `` I Love to Laugh '' `` Feed the Birds '' `` Fidelity Fiduciary Bank '' `` Chim Chim Cher - ee '' `` Step in Time '' `` A Man Has Dreams '' `` Let 's Go Fly a Kite '' Category ( all pages ) Films directed by Rob Marshall Annie ( 1999 ) Chicago ( 2002 ) Memoirs of a Geisha ( 2005 ) Nine ( 2009 ) Pirates of the Caribbean : On Stranger Tides ( 2011 ) Into the Woods ( 2014 ) Mary Poppins Returns ( 2018 ) Disney portal Film portal 2010s portal Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mary_Poppins_Returns&oldid=808366835 '' Categories : Upcoming films 2018 films English - language films 2010s adventure films 2010s fantasy films 2010s musical films 2010s musical comedy films American children 's fantasy films American fantasy - comedy films American films American musical comedy films American musical fantasy films American sequel films Films based on British novels Films set in 1935 Films set in London Films shot in Surrey Films with live action and animation Films directed by Rob Marshall Films produced by Marc E. 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Question: who plays mary poppins in the new film
Answer: Emily Blunt