Walt Disney Pictures recently released the first photo for Mary Poppins Returns (above), featuring Emily Blunt in the titular role. Mary Poppins Returns is currently being filmed in London. It was also stars Lin Manuel-Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Julie Walters, Colin Firth, Meryl Streep, Dick Van Dyke, Angela Lansbury, Pixie Davies, Nathanael Saleh and Joel Dawson.
Film synopsis: Set in 1930s depression-era London (the time period of the original novels), Mary Poppins Returnsis drawn from the wealth of material in PL Travers’ additional seven books. In the story, Michael (Whishaw) and Jane (Mortimer) are now grown up, with Michael, his three children and their housekeeper, Ellen (Walters), living on Cherry Tree Lane. After Michael suffers a personal loss, the enigmatic nanny Mary Poppins (Blunt) re-enters the lives of the Banks family, and, along with the optimistic street lamplighter Jack (Miranda), uses her unique magical skills to help the family rediscover the joy and wonder missing in their lives. Mary Poppins also introduces the children to a new assortment of colorful and whimsical characters, including her eccentric cousin, Topsy (Streep).