Not content with his musical work off screen, Miranda is also signed on for a third Disney project; Mary Poppins Returns, the Mary Poppins sequel in which Miranda will play lamp-lighter Jack, opposite Emily Blunt as the titular nanny.
I perform that function in the movie, of saying: ‘Y’all don’t know about Mary Poppins. When Mary’s around, cool shit happens.’
Miranda will also serve as co-producer on the film, which will come from Disney as opposed to the other live-action Little Mermaid in development at Universal.
Mary Poppins Returns will be released in U.S. theaters on December 25, 2018.