Confirmed! Disney's 'Mary Poppins Returns' Gets Christmas Release Date

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We first heard about Disney's plans to develop a new take on Mary Poppins last fall. As announced at the time, Rob Marshall was set to direct and the story would take place some 20 years after the events depicted in the wildly popular 1964 family musical starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke. Emily Blunt was quickly touted for the lead role in the sequel, which made sense since she and director Marshall had just worked together on the musical Into the Woods. Blunt demonstrated her vocal talents in the movie.   By February, Blunt was officially in talks for the role. We also heard that Lin-Manuel Miranda (Broadway sensation Hamilton) was in talks to costar as Jack, described as "a lamplighter resembling the character of Bert, famously played by Dick Van...
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