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Emily Blunt keeps it cool and casual as she sits down to speak at a special press conference for her anticipated film Mary Poppins Returns held at the Montage Beverly Hills on Wednesday (November 28) in Los Angeles.

The 35-year-old actress was joined by her co-stars Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw and Emily Mortimer, as well as co-lyricist Scott Wittman, composer-co-lyricist Marc Shaiman, producers Marc Platt and John DeLuca, screenwriter David Magee and director-producer Rob Marshall.

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At the press conference, Emily admitted that she “loves” that her husband John Krasinski revealed to Ellen DeGeneres on her show that he uncontrollably cried during his first screening of the film.

“[He's an emotional guy] but in a sort of cool way,” Emily expressed (via ET). “I love that, when guys cry. I think it’s a beautiful thing, [when they're] not so tough, yeah! Ben Whishaw’s first song is so gorgeous when he’s talking about the loss of his wife. I think he sort of cried from then on wards, you know. He’s still crying now. He kept saying, ‘What’s happening to me?’ when he was watching it.”

FYI: Emily is wearing Miu Miu.

Emily Blunt and John Krasinski join Mary Poppins Returns director Rob Marshall at the Producers Guild of America’s Produced By Conference on Saturday (November 10) at One Time Warner Center in New York City.

Emily and Rob appeared on a Feature Producing Masterclass while John and his A Quiet Place producer Andrew Form participated in a separate masterclass.

Both of the movies are expected to be contenders during awards season!

Emily will reportedly compete in the Best Supporting Actress category for A Quiet Place so that she is not competing against herself in Best Actress, where she will be eligible for Mary Poppins Returns.

Emily Blunt makes an appearance at Disney’s D23 Expo on Saturday afternoon (July 15) in Anaheim, Calif.

The 34-year-old actress was present to debut new content from her upcoming movie Mary Poppins Returns alongside director Rob Marshall. A cool motion poster featuring Emily as the title character can be seen below!

“I needed to try to pay homage to Julie Andrews but carve out a new space for myself. And we were very loyal to the books,” Emily said.

“I was incredibly honored to be approached by Disney about directing a sequel. This 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,” Rob added.

Footage from the upcoming teaser trailer was also shown at the panel and Emily floating down from the sky was one of the shots people were buzzing about!

Mary Poppins Returns will hit theaters on December 25, 2018.

FYI: Emily is wearing a Dolce&Gabbana dress, Gianvito Rossi shoes, and jewelry by Jamie Wolf, Sara Weinstock, and Savannah Stranger.

Emily Blunt is set to play the world’s most beloved nanny in Mary Poppins Returns and the official synopsis for the movie has been revealed!

Production has begun on the film, co-starring Lin-Manuel Miranda, and directed by Rob Marshall.

Also starring in the movie, set to be released on Christmas Day 2018, are Meryl Streep, Colin Firth, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, and Julie Walters. The new Banks children will be played by Pixie Davies, Nathanael Saleh, and Joel Dawson.

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Emily Blunt is set to play Mary Poppins in an upcoming sequel and she is revealing what original star Julie Andrews had to say about her casting.

While the 33-year-old actress hasn’t spoken to Julie herself, she said director Rob Marshall had a chance to tell her about the casting before the news broke.

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“Rob said he was in the Hamptons, and he saw [Andrews], and he said, ‘It’s top secret, but Emily Blunt‘s playing Mary Poppins,’” she told EW. “And she went, ‘Oh, wonderful!’”

“I felt like I wanted to cry,” Emily added. “It was lovely to get her stamp of approval. That took the edge off it, for sure.”

The official synopsis for the upcoming movie Mary Poppins Returns, a sequel to the beloved Julie Andrews film, has been revealed!

Emily Blunt will star as the title character while Hamilton‘s Lin-Manuel Miranda will play a new character, a street lamplighter named Jack.

The 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’s 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.

“I am truly humbled and honored to be asked by Disney to bring P.L. Travers‘ further adventures to the screen. The iconic original film means so much to me personally, and I look forward to creating an original movie musical that can bring Mary Poppins, and her message that childlike wonder can be found in even the most challenging of times, to a whole new generation,” director Rob Marshall said in a statement.

The screenplay will be written by David Magee (Finding Neverland, Life of Pi) and new original songs will be written by Hairspray composers Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman.

Mary Poppins Returns is set to be released on December 25, 2018!

Emily Blunt is reportedly in talks to star as the title character in the upcoming sequel to the beloved movie Mary Poppins.

The 32-year-old actress’ deal is not yet finalized and her pregnancy may affect her decision. Emily is currently expecting her second child with husband John Krasinski.

The Mary Poppins sequel will be directed by Rob Marshall and produced by Marc Platt and John DeLuca, the team that Emily previously worked with on Disney’s movie musical Into the Woods.

The upcoming movie “will take place in Depression-era London 20 years after the first film and will take story lines from P.L. Travers‘ children books focusing on the magical nanny’s continued adventures with the Banks family,” according to Variety.

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