Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda share the spotlight as Mary Poppins returns

Attention, Hamilton fans: You may be able to catch Lin-Manuel Miranda on the big screen sooner than you can get tickets for his Broadway hit.

Disney’s live-action Mary Poppins Returns, starring Emily Blunt as the magical English nanny and Miranda as a street-lamp lighter named Jack, will be in cinemas from December 25, 2018.

The musical will be a sequel to the 1964 classic Mary Poppins, which starred Julie Andrews in the title role.

Mary Poppins Returns will be directed and produced by Rob Marshall, who oversaw Blunt in her first movie singing role, 2014’s Into the Woods . The screenplay will be written by David Magee based on The Mary Poppins Stories by author P. L. Travers.

The story will take place in Depression-era London and follow the children from the original story, Jane and Michael Banks, who are now grown (Michael with three children of his own). They are visited by Mary Poppins following a personal loss.

“Through her unique magical skills, and with the aid of her friend Jack, [Mary Poppins] helps the family rediscover the joy and wonder missing in their lives,” Disney’s press release says.