Colin Firth joins a star-studded cast in 'Mary Poppins Returns'

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By Darian Scalamoni

            Though many (including myself) thought that the Mary Poppins sequel was a bad idea, Disney is bringing together a heck of a cast. According to Tracking Board, Colin Firth has been cast in the movie as William Weatherall Wilkins, president of Fidelity Fiduciary Bank.

            Firth is an incredibly capable actor of playing all types. He won an Oscar for his starring role in The King’s Speech, took on an action/comic book role in Kingsman: The Secret Service and has great comedic chops so he should do well in the sequel to the legendary Disney movie from 1964. Rob Marshall (Into the Woods, Chicago) is set to direct Mary Poppins Returns.

            Colin Firth can be seen currently in Bridget Jones’s Baby alongside Renee Zellweger and Patrick Dempsey and also is a Producer on the critical drama, Loving that could garner award consideration. Mary Poppins Returns will be released on Christmas Day 2018 and star Emily Blunt, Meryl Streep, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Emily Mortimer, Ben Whishaw and Firth.