Production has already begun on Mary Poppins Returns, the sequel to the massive 1964 Disney hit musical, Mary Poppins, starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke. Thanks to a wealth of stories left behind by P.L. Travers, detailing the many adventures of the titular nanny, Disney have more than enough material to work with, and they’ve assembled just the cast to do it.
Emily Blunt will star as Mary Poppins, a practically perfect casting choice, while current Broadway darling and Oscar nominee Lin-Manuel Miranda will play opposite as lamplighter Jack. Ben Whishaw and Emily Mortimer play the adult Michael and Jane Banks, Colin Firth plays banker William Wilkins, and Meryl Streep plays Topsy, Mary’s ...
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