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Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
The long-awaited sequel to 1964's Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins Returns stars Emily Blunt as the titular character, who returns to help the Banks family during the Great Depression after the death of the now-adult Michael Banks' wife. While the original Mary Poppins, Julie Andrews, did not appear in the film, a few of the original film's actors such as Karen Dotrice and Dick Van Dyke made cameo appearances. Besides Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Wishaw, Emily Mortimer, Colin Firth, and Meryl Streep star as part of the ensemble cast.
Mary Poppins Returns
- Director
- Rob Marshall
- Release Date
- December 19, 2018
- Studio(s)
- Disney
- Distributor(s)
- Disney
- Cast
- Lin-Manuel Miranda , Emily Blunt , Angela Lansbury , Meryl Streep , Joel Dawson , Julie Walters , Nathanael Saleh , Colin Firth , Emily Mortimer , Ben Whishaw , Pixie Davies , Dick Van Dyke
- Writers
- David Magee
- Runtime
- 2h 10m
- prequel(s)
- Mary Poppins
- Budget
- 130 million
Summary
“Mary Poppins Returns” stars: Emily Blunt as the practically-perfect nanny with unique magical skills who can turn any task into an unforgettable, fantastic adventure; Lin-Manuel Miranda as her friend Jack, an optimistic street lamplighter who helps bring light—and life—to the streets of London; Ben Whishaw as Michael Banks; Emily Mortimer as Jane Banks; and Julie Walters as the Banks’ housekeeper Ellen; with Colin Firth as Fidelity Fiduciary Bank’s William Weatherall Wilkins; and Meryl Streep as Mary’s eccentric cousin, Topsy. The film also introduces three new Banks’ children played by Pixie Davies, Nathanael Saleh and newcomer Joel Dawson. 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. The film is directed by Rob Marshall from a screenplay by David Magee and screen story by Magee & Marshall & John DeLuca based upon The Mary Poppins Stories by PL Travers. The producers are Marshall, DeLuca and Marc Platt with Callum McDougall serving as executive producer and the music is by Marc Shaiman with songs by Shaiman and Scott Wittman. Disney first announced the film in 2015, imagining it as a sequel set 20 years after the original. The cast came together in 2016, and principal photography started in 2017. Want to know more about Mary Poppins Returns?
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