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Mary Poppins For New Disney Adaptation With Film Set 20 Years After The Julie Andrews Original

A New 'Mary Poppins' Film Is In The Works And Fans Are Not Happy
Ashley Percival
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Disney is planning a new Mary Poppins film, according to reports.

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The supernanny is returning to the big screen for a new adventure, 51 years after Julie Andrews first brought the character to life.

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Julie Andrews originally played Mary Poppins

The Hollywood Reporter claims that Disney are working on a new project featuring Mary, which would be set 20 years after the original film.

And much like the 1964 classic, it will also be a musical, with ‘Hairspray’ songwriters Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman reportedly enlisted to compose new original songs.

‘Into The Woods’ director Rob Marshall will apparently head up the project, with ‘Life Of Pi’ writer David Magee penning the script.

Disney has been trying to get a new Mary Poppins project off the ground for many years, with the battle with the story’s writer P.L. Travers featuring in the recent film ‘Saving Mr Banks’.

However, it is now believed that her estate are working with the company on the new film.

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The original film was a mix of live action and animation

News of a new outing for Mary Poppins was met with a mixed reaction from fans on Twitter, many of whom claimed that it was not necessary to update the original story.

The film is the latest in a long line of remakes Disney have announced in recent times, with a live-action adaptations of 'Peter Pan', ‘The Jungle Book’ and 'Beauty And The Beast' soon due for release, while a live prequel of ‘Aladdin’ is also in the works.

A live-action adaptation of ‘Cinderella’ starring Lily James and Cate Blanchett was released earlier this year, receiving positive reviews from critics.

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Witherspoon is set to play Tinker Bell in the Disney live-action take on "Peter Pan." (credit:Disney/Getty)
Demi Moore as Esmeralda in "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"(02 of33)
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Luke Evans as Gaston in "Beauty and the Beast"(03 of33)
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Evans plays the villain in the 2017 remake. (credit:Disney/Twitter)
Eddie Murphy as Mushu in "Mulan"(04 of33)
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Glenn Close as Cruella De Vil in "101 Dalmatians"(05 of33)
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Close played the villain in the 1996 remake. (credit:Disney/Getty)
Ellen DeGeneres as Dory in "Finding Nemo"(06 of33)
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Minnie Driver as Jane in "Tarzan"(07 of33)
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Emma Watson as Belle in "Beauty and the Beast"(08 of33)
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Watson will play the lead in the live-action "Beauty and the Beast," which is set to be released March 2017. (credit:Disney/Twitter)
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Lily James as the lead in "Cinderella"(10 of33)
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James plays the lead in the 2015 remake. (credit:Pinterest)
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Angelina Jolie as the villain in "Maleficent"(12 of33)
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"Maleficent" tells the live-action story of the villain from Disney's "Sleeping Beauty." (credit:Disney)
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Robin Williams as Genie in "Aladdin"(14 of33)
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Mandy Moore as Rapunzel in "Tangled"(15 of33)
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Tom Hanks as Woody in "Toy Story"(16 of33)
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Idina Menzel as Elsa in "Frozen"(17 of33)
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Angela Lansbury as Mrs. Potts in "Beauty and the Beast"(18 of33)
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Cate Blanchett as the Stepmother in "Cinderella(19 of33)
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Blanchett played the evil stepmother in the 2015 live-action remake of "Cinderella." (credit:Disney/Twitter)
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Carter played the Red Queen in the 2010 remake. (credit:Disney)
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John Goodman as Sully in "Monsters Inc"(28 of33)
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Depp brought the Mad Hatter to life in the 2010 remake. (credit:Disney)
Jeremy Irons as Scar in "The Lion King"(30 of33)
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