<Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Language </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <P> Mary Poppins Returns is an upcoming American musical fantasy film directed by Rob Marshall, with a screenplay by David Magee, songs by Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman, from a story by Magee, Marshall, and John DeLuca . Based on the book series by P.L. Travers and a sequel film to 1964's Mary Poppins, the film stars Emily Blunt as the title character, with Lin - Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Pixie Davies, Joel Dawson, Nathanael Saleh, Julie Walters, Colin Firth, Meryl Streep, and Angela Lansbury in supporting roles . Dick Van Dyke is the only actor from the original to return . Set in 1930s London, 25 years after the events of the original film, it sees Poppins, the former nanny of Jane and Michael Banks, re-visiting them after a family tragedy . </P> <P> The film was officially announced in September 2015 . Marshall was hired later that month, and Blunt and Miranda were cast in February 2016 . Filming lasted from February to July 2017 and took place at Shepperton Studios in Surrey, United Kingdom . </P>

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