{"id":1890,"date":"2018-11-16T11:17:16","date_gmt":"2018-11-16T11:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zaanews.in\/?p=1890"},"modified":"2018-11-16T11:17:16","modified_gmt":"2018-11-16T11:17:16","slug":"mary-poppins-returns-slated-to-release-in-india-on-january-4-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zaanews.in\/index.php\/2018\/11\/16\/mary-poppins-returns-slated-to-release-in-india-on-january-4-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Mary Poppins Returns slated to release in India on January 4, 2019."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Disney&#8217;s Marry Poppins Returns stars Emily Blunt as the perfect nanny as she is capable of converting an ordinary task into a\u00a0beautiful adventure\u00a0with her unique magical skills.<\/p>\n<p>In this musical sequel, Marry Poppins is back to help the\u00a0next generation of the Banks family who finally find a source of joy which had been disappeared following a personal loss. The adventurous nanny is joined by her friend\u00a0Jack played by\u00a0Lin-Manuel Miranda.<\/p>\n<p>The film has been directed by\u00a0Rob Marshall and the screenplay credits go to\u00a0David Magee.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was incredibly honoured to be approached by Disney about directing a sequel,\u201d said director-producer Marshall.\u00a0This is a brand new original film musical from top to bottom, which is very rare, and it is a wonderful opportunity to create something specifically for the screen,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>PL Travers first introduced the world to the no-nonsense nanny in her 1934 children\u2019s book \u201cMary Poppins\u201d. The movie also stars Ben Whishaw as Michael Banks; Emily Mortimer as Jane Banks; Julie Walters as the Banks\u2019 housekeeper Ellen; Pixie Davies, Nathanael Saleh and introducing Joel Dawson as the Banks\u2019 children.<\/p>\n<p>The film takes place in the 1930 &#8216;s in London, 24 years after the first film was set.\u00a0Michael Banks works for the same financial institution that employed his father and still lives at 17 Cherry Tree Lane with his three children, Annabel, John and Georgie and their housekeeper Ellen. When the family suffers a personal loss, Mary Poppins magically re-enters their lives and with Jack\u2019s help, brings joy and wonder back into their home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Mary Poppins\u2019 was the first film I saw as a child and it opened my mind up to movies and to the love of musicals and adventure and fantasy in film,\u201d said Marshall, adding: \u201cThis film isn\u2019t just for children\u2026 It\u2019s for the child in all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1896\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1896\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1896\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zaanews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/mary-poppins-1-250x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zaanews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/mary-poppins-1-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.zaanews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/mary-poppins-1.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1896\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mary Poppins Returns slated to release in India on January 4, 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Disney&#8217;s Marry Poppins Returns stars Emily Blunt as the perfect nanny as she is capable of converting an ordinary task into a\u00a0beautiful adventure\u00a0with her unique magical skills. 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