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Mary Poppins Returns – New Set Photos!

Disney’s sequel to the beloved 1964 Mary Poppins film, Mary Poppins Returns, is well under way! Set photos posted to Twitter over the weekend capture Emily Blunt as Mary Poppins and Lin Manuel Miranda as new character Jack, filming a bicycle scene in front of Buckingham Palace in London.

Thankfully not a remake, the action in Mary Poppins Returns focuses on the now-grown Michael Banks (portrayed by Ben Whishaw, the new Q of recent James Bond films) and his three children, who have taken over the family homestead at 17 Cherry Tree Lane. As the film summary notes, Mary Poppins comes back to the Banks family “following a personal loss” and helps them to find magic in their lives once again. Miranda’s character Jack is of course akin to Dick Van Dyke’s Burt in the original movie. Van Dyke himself will be returning (hooray!) as the head of the Fidelity Fiduciary Bank. And don’t try to tell me that you didn’t just sing “Fidelity Fiduciary Bank” to yourself, because I heard you.

Here is another set photo of Mary Poppins and Jack on the bicycle with the next generation of Banks children (Pixie Davies, Nathanael Saleh, and Joel Dawson), as taken from afar:

Other photos similar to the two above can be found in ComingSoon.net’s 8-photo gallery from the set.

The rest of the cast is similarly star-studded, and even includes Meryl Streep as Mary Poppins’ cousin, Topsy. Fellow beloved actor appearances count Colin Firth, Angela Lansbury, and Julie Walters (Molly Weasley!) among their ranks, and the film is being directed by Rob Marshall.

Mary Poppins Returns is set to debut worldwide on December 25, 2018. While Julie Andrews will always be my Mary, I will certainly head to the theater and check out this new addition. After all, P.L. Travers wrote many Mary Poppins sequels. With the special effects available today, I am hoping that Mary & co. will have even more fantastic adventures than in the 1964 classic. Although nothing can top watching Andrews and Van Dyke jump into a chalk painting and ride those horses off the carousel for the first time.

Did you know that Dick Van Dyke is 90 years old and still going strong? What a cool dude! He seems to spontaneously break into song wherever he goes, which is exactly how I like to think of him.

Source: ComingSoon.net and MovieWeb

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Amy Imhoff

Amy Imhoff is a writer and editor who blogs at Shoes and Starships, a geek lifestyle blog that specializes in genre fandom, pop culture, travel, fashion, and feminism. She is a featured convention panelist, podcast contributor, and interviewer. Amy has her masters in literature, enjoys a slightly unhealthy obsession with all things British, and likes to sniff old books. Amy is based outside NYC, where she lives with her husband and two silly cats. Find her freaking out about X-Files and Star Trek @lightstar1013