‘Aquaman’ Producer Says Julie Andrews Has Voice Role

Julie Andrews looks to be heading to theaters in December, but not in Disney’s Mary Poppins Returns. Aquaman producer Peter Safran told Entertainment Weekly that Andrews will voice a role in the DC superhero pic that opens December 21, two days after Mary Poppins hits theaters in a revival of a character Andrews made famous.

She will voice Karathen in Aquaman, a character described as a sea creature who can help assist Aquaman’s quest to broker a peace between Atlantis and the surface world.

“We wanted the Karathen to have the voice of a classic British actress, albeit somewhat digitally altered,” Safran told EW in a story published Friday. “And when we found out Julie was interested and available and excited to do it, casting her was a no-brainer.”

Andrews starred in 1964’s original Mary Poppins but is not involved in the reboot, which stars Emily Blunt as the magical nanny.