While on the press rounds for her latest film, The Girl on the Train, Emily Blunt spoke to us about taking on the iconic role of Mary Poppins in Disney’s forthcoming sequel to the classic 1964 film.
She spoke of the pressure of taking on the role, how the character and the film are ’emblematic of people’s childhoods’, and how she hopes to find her version of the character during the rehearsal stage, which begins in November.
She also reveals that she’s closer to the books, and so we may end up seeing a different take on the much loved Nanny when Rob Marshall’s film is released.
Stefan Pape is the man asking the questions, here’s the video.
