Mary Poppins 2: Hamilton’s Lin-Manuel Miranda in Talks to Costar
Although Walt Disney Pictures is currently in the processing of remaking several of the studio’s own classic animated films (see The Jungle Book) and live-action/animated films alike (see Pete’s...
View ArticleDisney Confirms Jungle Book 2, Maleficent 2 & More; Claims Release Dates
Walt Disney Studios’ newly adapted practice of remaking/re-imagining properties from its animated filmography into live-action/CGI movies has proven quite lucrative to date, as illustrated by the...
View ArticleDisney’s Mary Poppins Returns Gets a 2018 Release Date
When Disney released Mary Poppins in 1964, it was a smash hit. The musical film, starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke, went on to win 5 Academy Awards, including Best Actress for Andrews, but Walt...
View ArticleMary Poppins Returns: Meryl Streep in Talks to Join Cast
Disney has tapped into the well of its classic films in recent years to great success. The Mouse House has put a new spin on tales like Sleeping Beauty with Maleficent and taken the animated...
View ArticleMary Poppins Returns: Ben Whishaw In Talks To Play Michael Banks
Mary Poppins Returns is the long-awaited (as in, 54 years by the time the movie is released) sequel to Disney’s smash musical hit, Mary Poppins. Though it won’t hit screens until 2018, the buzz...
View ArticleLin-Manuel Miranda Offers Mary Poppins 2 Details; Talks Little Mermaid
Lin-Manuel Miranda is now very much the darling of Broadway. Following on from his hugely popular musical, In The Heights, came Hamilton. That musical, telling the life story of the Founding Father,...
View ArticleMary Poppins Returns Cast Adds Emily Mortimer
As far as major Hollywood studios go, it seems that Disney has been scoring hit after hit as of late. Secure in their world of Star Wars and animated fare – including the upcoming Moana, which is...
View ArticleMary Poppins Returns Casts Colin Firth
Hollywood in general is in the practice of revitalizing old, dormant existing properties and bringing them back decades later. Disney is one of the biggest studios out there practicing this model as...
View ArticleSo Hot Right Now: Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Meteoric Rise to the Top
Lin-Manuel Miranda is perhaps most commonly known as “that guy from Hamilton,” a reference to his performance in what has become one of the biggest Broadway musicals of all time, but Miranda is...
View ArticleMary Poppins 2: Dick Van Dyke Confirmed to Appear
Dick Van Dyke has been entertaining audiences for nearly 60 years and has since become a much-loved figure thanks to his cheerful, upbeat demeanor as well as his passion for all things musical. As...
View ArticleMary Poppins 2 Begins Filming; Full Cast Announced
When Disney first released their adaptation of PL Travers’ novel Mary Poppins in 1964, few could have predicted the success it would find. Aside from being nominated for a total of 13 Academy Awards...
View ArticleDick Van Dyke’s Mary Poppins Returns Character Revealed
Ever since it was revealed last December that Dick Van Dyke would appear in Mary Poppins Returns, Disney’s revival of the Mary Poppins franchise, fans have been wondering what role he would play. Van...
View ArticleMary Poppins Returns Casts Angela Lansbury
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...
View ArticleMary Poppins 2 First Look: Emily Blunt is Practically Perfect
Filming is underway for Disney’s Mary Poppins sequel, Mary Poppins Returns, which sees Emily Blunt in the titular role as everyone’s favorite nanny. Based on P.L. Travers other seven novels about Mary...
View ArticleMary Poppins Returns: First Set Photos of Lin Manuel Miranda Emerge
Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke took the world by storm in 1964 as the magical nanny and a jack of all trades respectively. Mary Poppins has been a classic film ever since, and Disney is finally ready...
View ArticleMary Poppins Returns Set Photos: The Banks Children Are Grown Up
Mary Poppins Returns has already started filming, with photos having now emerged of Emily Blunt in full costume as the titular nanny, along with images of Lin-Manuel Miranda as lamp-lighter Jack. The...
View ArticleA Quiet Place: John Krasinski & Emily Blunt to Star in Supernatural Thriller
Over the years, both John Krasinski and Emily Blunt have blossomed from promising newcomers to bona fide stars. Krasinski first sauntered onto the national stage in NBC’s The Office, on which he...
View ArticleMary Poppins Returns Set Photos: Emily Blunt & Lin-Manuel Miranda in Costume
Even though it has been over 80 years since the P.L. Travers’ novel Mary Poppins was first published, the “practically perfect” nanny has maintained her popularity. The book has seven sequels, and has...
View ArticleDisney’s Upcoming Movie Releases – From 2017 to 2021
Walt Disney continue to dominate the movies, and their recently released line-up through 2021 holds details of no less than 38 films set for release. The House of Mouse is dominating Hollywood right...
View ArticleEmily Blunt’s Mary Poppins Debuts on the Cover of EW
A new official, full-on look at Emily Blunt as the titular magical nanny in Mary Poppins Returns has arrived. And out of the many, many reimaginings, sequels, and reboots that Walt Disney Studios has...
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