<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 and from a story by Magee, Marshall, and John DeLuca . A sequel to the 1964 film Mary Poppins, the film stars Emily Blunt as Mary Poppins with Lin - Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Pixie Davies, Joel Dawson, Nathanael Saleh, Julie Walters, Colin Firth, and Meryl Streep in supporting roles . Set in 1930s London, 25 years after the 1964 film, it sees Mary Poppins, the former nanny of Jane and Michael Banks, re-visiting them after a family tragedy . </P> <P> Principal photography began at Shepperton Studios in Surrey, United Kingdom on February 10, 2017, and ended in July of that year . The film is scheduled for release on December 25, 2018, giving it the longest gap between live - action film sequels in history at 54 years . </P>

Who's playing mary poppins in mary poppins returns