{"id":39019,"date":"2016-08-01T13:26:17","date_gmt":"2016-08-01T17:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=39019"},"modified":"2016-08-01T13:26:17","modified_gmt":"2016-08-01T17:26:17","slug":"meryl-streep-joining-mary-poppins-returns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2016\/08\/01\/meryl-streep-joining-mary-poppins-returns\/","title":{"rendered":"Meryl Streep Joining MARY POPPINS RETURNS"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Meryl Streep is floating out of the sky with an umbrella and into Disney’s Mary Poppins Returns<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The actress has been cast in the role of Poppins\u2019 cousin, Topsy, in the studio’s sequel to the 1964 classic musical based on P.L. Travers’s series of children’s books.<\/p>\n

Directed by Rob Marshall, Mary Poppins Returns<\/strong> sees Emily Blunt stepping into the shoes of the eponymous caretaker made famous by Julie Andrews. Marshall, Blunt and Streep previously collaborated on the musical Into The Woods<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

According to Variety<\/a> –<\/p>\n

[T]he story will take place in Depression-era London (when the books were originally written) and follows a now-grown Jane and Michael Banks, who, along with Michael\u2019s three children, are visited by the enigmatic Mary Poppins following a personal loss. Through her unique magical skills, and with the aid of her friend Jack, she helps the family rediscover the joy and wonder missing in their lives.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The actress will be reuniting with her INTO THE WOODS collaborators Emily Blunt and Rob Marshall.<\/div>\n

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