"It's a jolly holiday with Mary." Great news for the sequel of "Mary Poppins" in Disney Legend Dick Van Dyke will be appearing according to a report by The Hollywood Reporter. He played the hilarious chimney sweep Bert in the original in 1964 alongside Oscar winner Julie Andrews.
The 91-year old Van Dyke is still going strong. The article is about several actors and actresses who are still working in their 90's. Van Dyke stated about joining the sequel, "[The sequel] supposedly takes place 20 years later and the kids are all grown up…It's a great cast — Meryl Streep, Angela Lansbury and that guy [Lin-Manuel Miranda] from Hamilton.”
"Mary Poppins Returns" will star Emily Blunt as Mary Poppins along with Miranda who will play a street lamplighter named Jack. Rob Marshall will direct and John DeLuca along with Marc Platt will serve as producers for the film. The film is scheduled to hit theaters Christmas Day 2018.
Saw Gerrera Set to Join "Star Wars Rebels":
Confirmed: Today, a video has been released by Star Wars explaining that when "Star Wars Rebels" returns in January, Saw Gerrera will be appearing where his origins will be explained. Gerrera like in "Rogue One" will be voiced by Forest Whitaker. Check out the video below:
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In a poster found at Toys R' Us, it appears Saw Gerrera recently from "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" and in the past "Star Wars Clone Wars" will be crossing over into "Star Wars Rebels" in the second half of Season 3. Here is the poster:
It appears as we will see why Saw had a falling out with the Rebellion after it was revealed in "Rogue One" she Mon Mothma tells Jyn that Saw was a liability for the rebellion and they weren't working with him anymore. When he appears in "Rebels" as he leads an investigation on Geonosis.
Source: Making Star Wars
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