VIDEO: Julie Andrews On MARY POPPINS RETURNS' Emily Blunt: 'I'm a Huge Fan'

Legendary actress and singer Julie Andrews stopped by this morning's TODAY to talk about lending her famous voice to the role of Gru's mother in the animated comedy DESPICABLE ME. She also reveals she's "a huge fan" of Emily Blunt, who will play Mary Poppins in the upcoming sequel to Andrews' iconic film. "She's real and fun and very talented," gushed the legendary star.

Later, Andrews spoke with Al Roker, Jenna Bush-Hager and Sheinelle Jones about the possibility of her making a cameo in the highly anticipated movie. "No, it's [Blunt's] movie," she declared. "It's not a recreation of the movie by any means. ...It is about the same character and other aspects that she did in her life." Watch the appearances below!

"Mary Poppins Returns" will be released in U.S. theaters on December 25, 2018. Directed and produced by Rob Marshall, "Mary Poppins Returns" stars Golden Globe winner Emily Blunt as Mary Poppins, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer and Julie Walters with Colin Firth and Meryl Streep. The film, which introduces three new Banks children, played by Pixie Davies, Nathanael Saleh and newcomer Joel Dawson, also features Dick Van Dyke and Angela Lansbury.

The film is set in 1930s depression-era London (the time period of the original novels) and is drawn from the wealth of material in PL Travers' additional seven books. In the story, Michael (Whishaw) and Jane (Mortimer) are now grown up, with Michael, his three children and their housekeeper, Ellen (Walters), living on Cherry Tree Lane. After Michael suffers a personal loss, the enigmatic nanny Mary Poppins (Blunt) re-enters the lives of the Banks family, and, along with the optimistic street lamplighter Jack (Miranda), uses her unique magical skills to help THE FAMILY rediscover the joy and wonder missing in their lives. Mary Poppins also introduces the children to a new assortment of colorful and whimsical characters, including her eccentric cousin, Topsy (Streep).