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Release Date:
Wednesday, December 19, 2018 Nationwide
some mild thematic elements and brief action
Plot: What's the story about?
Set in Depression-era London of the 1930s, Mary Poppins Returns sees Michael and Jane Banks (Whishaw and Mortimer) now grown up. After Michael suffers a personal loss, Mary Poppins re-enters the lives of the Banks family and, along with the street lamplighter Jack (Miranda), uses her unique magical skills to help the family rediscover the joy and wonder missing in their lives.
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Who stars in Mary Poppins Returns: Cast List
Emily Blunt ... Mary Poppins
If, The Fall Guy
Lin-Manuel Miranda ... Jack
Vivo, Hamilton: An American Musical
Meryl Streep ... Topsy
The Homesman, Little Women
Ben Whishaw ... Michael Banks
Skyfall, Spectre
Emily Mortimer ... Jane Banks
Cars 2, Paddington in Peru
Colin Firth ... William Weatherall Wilkins
1917, The King's Speech
Paddington in Peru, Paddington 2
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Night at the Museum
The Good Traitor, The Magician's Elephant
Angela Lansbury ... Balloon Lady
Mr. Popper's Penguins, Dr. Seuss' The Grinch
Who's making Mary Poppins Returns: Crew List
A look at the Mary Poppins Returns behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Rob Marshall last directed The Little Mermaid and Into the Woods. The film's writer David Magee last wrote The Tiger's Apprentice and The Little Mermaid.
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Production: What we know about Mary Poppins Returns?
Key Facts
- The original film’s co-star, Dick Van Dyke, who is 91, is also set to appear (2/12/17).
- Meryl Streep will play Topsy, Poppins’ cousin (7/28/16).
- Miranda will play the role of Jack the lamplighter, a new character (5/31/16).
- “I am truly humbled and honored to be asked by Disney to bring P.L. Travers’ further adventures to the screen," director Rob Marshall said in a statement (5/31/16). "The iconic original film means so much to me personally, and I look forward to creating an original movie musical that can bring Mary Poppins, and her message that childlike wonder can be found in even the most challenging of times, to a whole new generation."
- The film will be released more than five decades after the 1964 classic film first played in theaters (5/31/16).
- Songwriting team Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman (Hairspray) will compose new original songs and a new score.
Filming Timeline
- 2018 - July: The film was set to Completed status.
- 2018 - March: The film was set to Post-Production status.
- 2017 - February: The film was set to Production status.
Principal photography has commenced at the U.K.’s Shepperton Studios.
- 2016 - August: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
Will shoot early 2017 in London.
- 2015 - September: The film was set to Development status.
Disney is developing a new live action Poppins movie with Rob Marshall.
Mary Poppins Returns Release Date: When was the film released?
Mary Poppins Returns was a Nationwide release in 2018 on Wednesday, December 19, 2018.
Mary Poppins Returns DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
Mary Poppins Returns was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, March 26, 2019 .