Grab Ya Brollies ‘Cos Official Pics Of Emily Blunt As Mary Poppins Are Here

If there’s one thing that bears incredible relevance in the year 2017, its the idea of a magical flying nanny solving the problems of a family in London. That’s a basic plot that bears the test of time. So much so that they’ve made a sequel to a film that came out in 1964. 

Details on the ground for Mary Poppins Returns have been reasonably scant, but now we’ve had out first glimpse at what Emily Blunt looks like clutching the classic umbrella. Without further ado:

EW also gave a little glimpse into what the plot is actually about – i.e. why the hell we even needed a Mary Poppins sequel in the first place:
Mary Poppins Returns, directed by Rob Marshall (Into the Woods), picks up 25 years after the events of the first film, fast-forwarding to London’s mid-1930s economic slump, the actual time period of Travers’ books. Number 17 Cherry Tree Lane has become the warm, loving home that banker and artist Michael Banks (Ben Whishaw) shares with his wife and three children. But after the sudden death of Michael’s wife, the Banks family is shattered — even enthusiastic aunt Jane (Emily Mortimer), now a fervent union organizer, and long-time housemaid Ellen (Julie Walters) can’t help lift spirits — and so in time, the once-blossoming home is on the verge of foreclosure.

Cue the arrival of prim and peculiar Mary Poppins (Emily Blunt), who leads Michael’s wayward children (and Jane and Michael themselves) on a series of unbelievable adventures — to the top of Big Ben, the bottom of the ocean, into magical encounters with animated dancing penguins and upside-down cousins.
Well that sounds just delightful. If you’re stinging to see it, you’ll have to wait a little longer – the movie is wrapping up shooting and it scheduled for release on December 25th, 2018.
Source & photos: Entertainment Weekly.

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