It seems like movie-remakes are getting to be more common in the theaters than any other type of film. From Cinderella to The Jungle Book to multiple incarnations of Spiderman (because Marvel Comics is currently about as Disney-fied as "Star Wars"; take that as you will), Disney has definitely not been falling short in bringing back the past.

The next two years will be no exception to this trend. Besides the much-anticipated release of "Beauty and the Beast" in March this year, Disney has just announced that it has started production on the newest addition to the remake list: "Mary Poppins". This particular remake is actually a kind of sequel and not a straight-up remake, but still features our favorite umbrella-traveling heroine, Mary Poppins. She will be played by Emily Blunt (sorry to the Julie Fan-drews), and the title of the film will be "Mary Poppins Returns".

For all you Hamilton fans out there, you're in luck! The (slightly overexposed at this point) Lin Manuel Miranda will be playing the other main character in the film. He will be playing "the optimistic street lighter Jack" who feels like might be similar in role to Dick Van Dyke's Bert.

The synopsis for "Mary Poppins Returns" was also announced by Disney. The film will take place years into the future of the first film, when Jane and Michael from the first film are now grown up.

While we have a ways to go before this film hits the theaters (it's scheduled for premiering in December 2018), I'm sure I'll spend the time before its release pondering why it's being released, much as I have been for many other Disney remakes. To be honest, I was a little bit let down by Moana (coincidentally featuring music by multi-tasker Miranda) although I did like it a lot. I truly think that Disney is focusing too much on bringing back the past and not enough on empowering the future with new ideas and stories.

I want a movie about a princess who falls in love with another princess (or any girl really, I'm not picky about socioeconomic status). I want a story about princess who knows that "prince" more accurately describes who he is. I want a Muslim AND a Jewish princess--maybe both in one movie. These are just some issues that are being faced TODAY that I've never seen Disney tackle, and therefore I challenge Disney to tackle them as soon as possible, rather than using too much energy on their CGI effects for another remake of a cartoon movie that I still love but don't want another version of.

I love Disney, to the point of owning too many graphic t-shirts of their characters and more Tsum Tsum toys than I'd care to admit. But I have to ask Disney this: why focus on feelings of nostalgia when there's so much more to be done in the future?