http://collider.com/mary-poppins-2-rob- ... to-direct/Disney is reviving one of their most beloved and iconic characters with a new Mary Poppins movie. Rob Marshall (Chicago) is on board to direct the new original live-action musical from a script by David Magee (Life of Pi). EW reports that the new Mary Poppins film will take pace 20 years after the original classic, in Depression-era London, and will draw inspiration from the existing works P.L. Travers‘ Poppins book series and explore Mary’s further adventures with the Banks’ family.
The 1964 screen adaptation drew primarily from the first installment of Traver’s eight-book series, and while the new Poppins will pull from the follow-up novels, the report notes that the new film is “decidedly not being developed as a sequel”.
As for the musical aspect of the new Mary Poppins film, Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, the songwriting duo behind Hairspray and Smash, are set to compose original songs and a new score. Disney and Marshall are collaborating with the Travers estate and working with the support of Richard Sherman, who co-composed iconic songs like “Chim Chim Cher-ee” and “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” alongside his late brother, Robert. Marshall has a good deal of experience in the realm of film musicals as well, directing Chicago to six Oscar wins, including Best Picture, and adapting the revered Stephen Sondheim musical Into the Woods to a critical and commercial success.
Despite the success of the P.L. Travers-centric Saving Mr. Banks, and the fact that Disney is currently mining all their old hits for new content, this still comes as a pretty big surprise. The preeminent question, of course, is who the hell could fill the enormous shoes of Julie Andrews, who originated the role of Mary Poppins in the 1964 class
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I'm game if they cast Arterton as Mary Poppins, otherwise gtfo.£
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Hmm... gotta be honest man, never liked her, and for no particular reason. Does she have a singing voice? I wouldn't mind - blasphemy choice - Anna Kendrick, she's got both singing voice and the look. American though.Master Virgo wrote:I'm game if they cast Arterton as Mary Poppins, otherwise gtfo.£
1. Gemma Arterton
2. Anne Hathaway
3. Felicity Jones
No for Kendrick and please God not Emma Stone.
2. Anne Hathaway
3. Felicity Jones
No for Kendrick and please God not Emma Stone.
You should have figured right now that Disney in on a remake spree of Disney classics.
m4st4 wrote:Hmm... gotta be honest man, never liked her, and for no particular reason. Does she have a singing voice? I wouldn't mind - blasphemy choice - Anna Kendrick, she's got both singing voice and the look. American though.
If they want to go for an American actress, as blasphemous as it will be, the only possible choice is Adams.
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You convinced me.
She was nominated for an Olivier Award for best actress in a musical this year, because of Made in Dagenham, but who am I kidding. Even if they admit that she's the best choice, they would still want a high profile actress. Just like how they replaced her with Johansson in Under the Skin. Unless they learn from the mistake Jack Warner made 5 decades ago and Walt Disney didn't.£
This is dumb. Disney's best film deserves to stand alone. I mean, they made a freaking Oscar-nominated film about HOW the original film was made and IT was a success. This is dumb.
Why not Audra McDonald?