Although it was reported back in August of last year that Julie Andrews was in talks to join Disney’s Mary Poppins sequel, the Oscar-winning actress opted against a cameo in 2018’s Mary Poppins Returns, with director Rob Marshall revealing to EW that Andrews was concerned that by making an appearance she could take the spotlight […]
Arnie returning for Terminator, Marvel Zombies movie, Black Widow meets the Guardians of the Galaxy and more – Daily News Roundup
HE’LL BE BACK Although it was announced last week that The Terminator franchise was – thankfully – finally Terminated, its star Arnold Schwarzenegger has revealed he will be back for another film. “I’m looking forward to doing another Terminator movie, yes.” Schwarzenegger said. “I don’t want to call it, like, fake news, like the president calls […]
Rob Marshall to re-team with Disney for Mary Poppins
A new Mary Poppins movie is in the works over at Disney, according to a report in Entertainment Weekly, with Chicago director Rob Marshall attached to the project. SEE ALSO: Disney releases The Jungle Book teaser The film will retain its London setting and will take place 20 years after the events of the classic […]
Julie Andrews “loved” Mary Poppins Returns
Disney brought the iconic Mary Poppins back to the big screen last year with Mary Poppins Returns, as Emily Blunt took on the unenviable task of filling the shoes of Julie Andrews as the magical nanny some 54 years after Andrews’ Oscar-winning turn in the 1964 classic. Unlike her original co-star Dick Van Dyke, Andrews […]
Disney in early stages of Mary Poppins Returns sequel
Well, it doesn’t seem like we’ll have to wait 54 years for another Mary Poppins outing, as Mary Poppins Returns director Rob Marshall and producer John DeLuca have confirmed that Disney is already working on a follow-up to December’s Emily Blunt-headlined sequel. “It is early stages but I will say right now that there were […]
Can You Imagine That? How Mary Poppins Returns Unfroze My Cynical Heart
EJ Moreno on the magic of Mary Poppins Returns… Who knew it all it would take was Emily Blunt and a spoonful of sugar to make me love Mary Poppins? Walking away from the new Disney film, Mary Poppins Returns, left me in such an utter state of glee. What is it about this film […]
Is Disney failing at creating original live action movies?
George Chrysostomou on Disney’s original live-action movies… The House of Mouse is one of the biggest content producers in the world. With its combination of theme parks, TV shows, toys, shops and soon to be released streaming service, Disney is ahead of much of the competition in regards to being a cultural cornerstone of our […]
Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda feature in new Mary Poppins Returns clips
With a little under a month to go until Mary Poppins Returns arrives in cinemas, Walt Disney Pictures has released two new clips from the fantasy adventure sequel featuring Emily Blunt’s magical nanny and Lin-Manuel Miranda’s lamplighter Jack; take a look here… SEE ALSO: Mary Poppins Returns gets a new sneak peek trailer Mary Poppins Returns […]
Mary Poppins Returns Pop! Vinyl, Rock Candy and Vnyl. figures revealed by Funko
Funko has released promotional images for its upcoming tie-in products for Disney’s fantasy adventure sequel Mary Poppins Returns which includes four Pop! Vinyl figure variants of the titular magical nanny, along with a Jack the Lamplighter Pop!, a Mary Poppins Rock Candy , and a Mary & Jack Vnyl. 2-pack; take a look here… SEE […]
New poster for Mary Poppins Returns
Following yesterday’s trailer [watch it here], a new poster has arrived online for Walt Disney Picture’s upcoming fantasy adventure Mary Poppins Returns; check it out here… Mary Poppins Returns is set in 1930s depression-era London (the time period of the original novels) and is drawn from the wealth of material in PL Travers’ additional seven books. […]