Emily Blunt is Mary Poppins in the upcoming sequel, #MaryPoppinsReturns. The brand new film opens in theatres December 2018. #D23Expo pic.twitter.com/egxozrpRbr
— Walt Disney Studios (@DisneyStudios) July 15, 2017
In addition to unveiling a life-size creepy version of Dumbo, Disney has also released a short teaser which gives us a first look at Emily Blunt in the role of Mary Poppins.
Directed by Rob Marshall, the sequel will be called Mary Poppins Returns and will follow Jane and Michael Banks, who are now adults, and their children. Meryl Streep, Emily Mortimer and Colin Firth will star alongside Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda will be replacing Dick Van Dyke as the sidekick. Dick Van Dyke (now aged 91) is set to return, however, coming back as his original character Burt.
Mary Poppins Returns is due to be released on Christmas Day 2018.