Blasphème!
The new story will be set around 20 years after the tale of the classic 1964 movie.
Disney will once again say the word "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious."
More than fifty years after Mary Poppins flew in on an umbrella into the hearts of moviegoers, Disney is developing a new live action Poppins movie, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
The new story will be set around 20 years after the tale of the classic 1964 movie that starred Julie Andrews and Dick van Dyke. It will also take its cues from the book series that P.L. Travers wrote. (The original, published in 1934 is based largely on the first book. The last book in the series was released in 1988.)
Rob Marshall, who directed Into the Woods and Pirates of the Caribbean: on Stranger Tides for the studio, will helm the new feature, which will also be a musical....MORE
Variety also has the story:
Disney and Rob Marshall Developing New ‘Mary Poppins’ Film
io9 are not pleased:
Take Disney's Green Light Away: A New Mary Poppins Movie Is On the Way
See also:
Nun with a Switchblade: Julie Andrews and The Fiftieth Anniversary Of The Sound Of Music
"It would surprise no one, perhaps, to learn that Julie Andrews travels with her own teakettle...."
No. No it would not.And coming at the issue from a slightly different perspective:
"Princess Rap Battles: Mrs. Claus vs. Mary Poppins"
Via Tastefully Offensive:
