Mary Poppins Returns

Mary Poppins Returns is the sequel to the film of the same name and will be directed by Rob Marshall. John DeLuca and Marc Platt will serve as producers. Production for the film began on February 2017 and it will be released on December 19, 2018. The film will take place 20 years after the first one, in Depression-era London. It will also take storylines from P.L. Travers' children books focusing on Mary Poppins’ continued adventures with the Banks family.

Cast

 * Emily Blunt as Mary Poppins
 * Lin-Manuel Miranda as Jack, a street lamplighter who was once the apprentice of Bert
 * Ben Whishaw as Michael Banks
 * Emily Mortimer as Jane Banks
 * Pixie Davies as Annabel Banks, Michael's daughter
 * Joel Dawson as Georgie Banks, Michael's younger son
 * Nathanael Saleh as John Banks, Michael's older son
 * Julie Walters as Ellen, Michael's housekeeper (previously portrayed by Hermione Baddeley)
 * Colin Firth as William Weatherall Wilkins, president of Fidelity Fiduciary Bank
 * Meryl Streep as Topsy Turvy Poppins, Mary Poppins' eccentric cousin
 * Dick Van Dyke as Mr. Dawes Jr. (Van Dyke previously portrayed Bert and Mr. Dawes Sr.)
 * Angela Lansbury as The Balloon Lady
 * David Warner as Admiral Boom (previously portrayed by Reginald Owen)

Songs

 * Can You Imagine That?
 * The Place Where Lost Things Go
 * Trip a Little Light Fantastic

International Premieres

 * December 19, 2018 (Spain)
 * February 1, 2019 (Japan)

Trivia

 * This is the first Mary Poppins film to be rated PG by the MPAA, unlike the original film that was rated G.
 * Thus, Mary Poppins is also the first Disney live-action franchise where each film is designated a different MPAA rating; the original film was rated G, the biopic Saving Mr. Banks was rated PG-13, and this film is rated PG.
 * This is the first Mary Poppins film to be shot in the 2.35:1 aspect ratio.
 * This Disney's first live-action/traditional animated hybrid film since 2007's Enchanted.