Hold your excitement people, as new Mary Poppins is in town!
Walt Disney Studios has officially announced that 'Into the Woods' star Emily Blunt would be taking over the part of the P.L. Travers-created nanny in a sequel to the 1964 classic, with 'Hamilton' creator Lin-Manuel Miranda joining as a new character, Jack, the street lamplighter, reports E! Online.
The film, titled 'Mary Poppins Returns,' will take place in depression-era London, when the books were originally written, and will follow a now-grown Jane and Michael Banks along with Michael's three children.
As the story goes, after suffering a personal loss, the family is visited by Mary Poppins and Jack who help them rediscover the joys and excitement within the magic of life.
Rob Marshall is set to direct off of a script from 'Finding Neverland' writer David Magee.
The film is scheduled to hit theaters on Dec.
