Emma Thompson developed an idea for a third Nanny McPhee movie, but it will never be made.
While Mary Poppins Returns has done well, if not fantastic, at the box office in recent months, it can’t help but evoke memories of the Nanny McPhee Movie. In Poppins’ absence, Emma Thompson starred in two Nanny McPhee films based on Christianna Brand’s novels.
Nanny McPhee appears to assist a stressed young mother who is attempting to maintain the family farm while her husband is away at war, but she uses her magic to teach the woman’s children and two pampered relatives five new things.
Nanny McPhee or the Big Bang
Role | Name . |
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Director | Susanna White |
Writers | Emma Thompson |
Christianna Brand | |
Stars | Emma Thompson |
Maggie Gyllenhaal | |
Ralph Fiennes |
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Top Cast of Nanny McPhee
Actor | Character . |
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Emma Thompson | Nanny McPhee |
Maggie Gyllenhaal | Isabel Green |
Ralph Fiennes | Lord Gray |
Oscar Steer | Vincent Green |
Asa Butterfield | Norman Green |
Lil Woods | Megsie Green |
Eros Vlahos | Cyril Gray |
Rosie Taylor-Ritson | Celia Gray |
Daniel Mays | Blenkinsop |
Rhys Ifans | Phil Green |
Maggie Smith | Mrs. Docherty |
Sinead Matthews | Miss Topsey |
Katy Brand | Miss Turvey |
Bill Bailey | Farmer Macreadie |
Ewan McGregor | Mr. Green |
Sam Kelly | Mr. Docherty |
Nonso Anozie | Sergeant Jeffreys |
Ed Stoppard | Lieutenant Addis |
Movie Director Details
Aspect | Details . |
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Director | Susanna White |
Writers | Emma Thompson, Christianna Brand |
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Thompson wrote the screenplays for 2005’s Nanny McPhee and its sequel, Nanny McPhee And The Big Bang. There were also plans for a third film, which Thompson began drafting the script for.
Sadly, it was in vain. The second film’s box office fell somewhat below that of the first, which prompted the cancellation of a third film almost immediately. Thompson recalls receiving a call during the film’s opening weekend in the United States, just as she was about to depart New York and return to the UK. “The box office is not as good as we wanted it to be,” she was informed.
We estimated it would cost $14 million. It just took $9.7 million.”
Thompson responded, “Gosh, $9.7 million, it seems like a lot of money really. Anyway, you appear to be suicidal.” She understood then that a third picture was not going to happen.
She reaffirmed more recently, in an interview with Chris Evans for the BBC in 2018, that it will probably certainly never occur.
“”I created it, yet I set it in space,” Thompson said. “They claimed it was prohibitively expensive to produce…” They stated that the second one did not generate enough revenue to warrant a third.
She did not completely close the door, but Thompson is still associated with the character. She is composing a Broadway musical based on Nanny McPhee, which will be scored by Gary Clark. When that is finished, she will direct the musical as well, although that is still some time away.
Who knows. If the musical becomes a huge success, there may still be room for a Nanny McPhee 3. But it appears to be quite long short