A new featurette has been released including  interviews with stars of the film Mary Poppins Returns, Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda, as well as the film’s director, Rob Marshall.

With every video, trailer, poster, and even the latest issue of Disney twenty-three, the excitement for the return of this classic character is building!

In this film, Mary Poppins returns to help the next generation of the Banks family find the joy and wonder that is missing in their lives following a personal loss.

Emily Blunt stars as Mary Poppins, the practically perfect nanny, with one-of-a-kind magical skills. She can turn any ordinary task into an unforgettable, fantastic adventure. Lin-Manuel Miranda plays her friend Jack, an optimistic street lamplighter who helps bring light—and life—to the streets of London.

Mary Poppins Returns is directed by Rob Marshall. The screenplay is by David Magee and the screen story is by Magee & Rob Marshall & John DeLuca based upon the Mary Poppins Stories by PL Travers. The producers are John DeLuca, p.g.a., Rob Marshall, p.g.a. and Marc Platt, p.g.a. with Callum McDougall serving as executive producer. The music score is by Marc Shaiman and the film features all new original songs with music by Shaiman and lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman.

The film also stars Ben Whishaw as Michael Banks; Emily Mortimer as Jane Banks; Julie Walters as the Banks’ housekeeper Ellen; Pixie Davies, Nathanael Saleh and introducing Joel Dawson as the Banks’ children, with Colin Firth as Fidelity Fiduciary Bank’s William Weatherall Wilkins; and Meryl Streep as Mary’s eccentric cousin, Topsy. Angela Lansbury appears as the Balloon Lady, a treasured character from the PL Travers books and Dick Van Dyke is Mr. Dawes, Jr., the retired chairman of the bank now run by Firth’s character.

Mary Poppins Returns opens nationwide on December 19, 2018.

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