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Emily Blunt to play Mary Poppins in Disney’s sequel

February 19, 2016 by Gary Collinson

Having been rumoured back in September, Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Emily Blunt (Edge of Tomorrow, Into the Woods) is now in talks with Disney about portraying the magical nanny Mary Poppins in Disney’s upcoming sequel.

The project will reunite Blunt with Into the Woods director Rob Marshall, and is said to be set in Depression-era London 20 years after the events of the original film starring Julie Andrews.

The new film is being written by David Magee (Finding Neverland) and is being developed in collaboration with the estate of author P.L. Travers and with support from Richard Sherman, co-composer on the 1964 film.

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Originally published February 19, 2016. Updated April 15, 2018.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Emily Blunt, Mary Poppins

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Flickering Myth. He is a film, television and digital content writer and producer, whose work includes the gothic horror feature The Baby in the Basket and the suspense thriller Death Among the Pines. He is also the author of Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen.

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