Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

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Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again is an upcoming American romantic musical comedy film directed and written by Ol Parker, from a story by Parker, Catherine Johnson, and Richard Curtis. It is the sequel to the 2008 film Mamma Mia!, which is based on the musical of the same name. The film stars Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried, Lily James, Christine Baranski, Julie Walters, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård, Dominic Cooper, and Cher.

It is scheduled to be released in the United States and United Kingdom on July 20, 2018 by Universal Pictures, 10 years to the month of the original film's release.

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Plot

Sophie finds out more about her mother's past when she seeks guidance on how to handle her pregnancy and suddenly Sophie's grandmother arrives at the island.

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Cast

• Amanda Seyfried as Sophie Sheridan, Donna's 30-year-old daughter, Sam's stepdaughter, Sky's fiancée and Ruby's granddaughter
• Meryl Streep as Donna Carmichael, Sophie's mother and Ruby's daughter, owner of the Hotel Bella Donna, wife to Sam
  • Lily James as Young Donna
• Christine Baranski as Tanya Chesham-Leigh, Donna's other former bandmate; a rich three-time divorcee
  • Jessica Keenan Wynn as Young Tanya
• Julie Walters as Rosie Mulligan, one of Donna's former bandmates in Donna and the Dynamos; an unmarried fun-loving author
  • Alexa Davies as Young Rosie
• Pierce Brosnan as Sam Carmichael, Sophie's stepfather and possible father, an American architect, Ruby's son-in-law, and husband to Donna
  • Jeremy Irvine as Young Sam
• Colin Firth as Harry Bright, Sophie's possible father and a British banker; he came out as gay at the end of the previous film
  • Hugh Skinner as Young Harry
• Stellan Skarsgård as Bill Anderson, Sophie's possible father, a Swedish sailor and travel writer
  • Josh Dylan as Young Bill
• Dominic Cooper as Sky, Sophie's fiancé
• Andy García as Fernando Cienfuegos
• Cher as Ruby Sheridan, Donna's mother and Sophie's grandmother
• Omid Djalili as a Greek customs officer
• Celia Imrie as the vice-chancellor of the university Donna, Tanya and Rosie attend
• Naoko Mori as Yumiko
• Togo Igawa as Tateyama
• Maria Vacratsis as Sofia
• Panos Mouzourakis as Lazaros
• Gerard Monaco as Alexio
• Anna Antoniades as Apollonia
• Jonathan Goldsmith

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Musical numbers

The following ABBA songs have been confirmed to appear in the film, either by Benny Andersson per his interview on BBC Radio 5 Live or they appeared in the trailers:

1. "Waterloo" from Waterloo (1974) - appeared in Grammys TV spot
2. "Mamma Mia" from ABBA (1975) - appeared in trailers and Grammys TV spot
3. "When I Kissed the Teacher" from Arrival (1976) - confirmed by Benny Andersson
4. "Dancing Queen" from Arrival (1976) - appeared in first trailer and confirmed by Benny Andersson
5. "Thank You for the Music" from ABBA: The Album (1977) - confirmed by Benny Andersson
6. "I Wonder (Departure)" from ABBA: The Album (1977) - confirmed by Benny Andersson
7. "Angeleyes" from Voulez-Vous (1979) - confirmed by Benny Andersson, appeared in international trailer
8. "I Have a Dream" from Voulez-Vous (1979) - appeared in first trailer and confirmed by Benny Andersson
9. "Fernando" non-album single (1976) - appeared in Grammys TV spot

The following songs have been mentioned:

1. "I've Been Waiting For You" from ABBA (1975) - Mentioned by Julie Walters in an interview for the Liverpool Echo
2. "Knowing Me, Knowing You" from Arrival (1976) - Mentioned by Pierce Brosnan and Judy Craymer in unrelated Instagram posts
3. "Why Did It Have To Be Me?" from Arrival (1976) - Mentioned on an ABBAtalk Facebook post
4. "The Name Of The Game" from ABBA: The Album (1977) - Mentioned by Lily James and Benny Andersson in unrelated interviews
5. "If It Wasn't for the Nights" from Voulez-Vous (1979) - Mentioned by guitarist Janne Schaffer on an Aftonbladet podcast
6. "Kisses of Fire" from Voulez-Vous (1979) - Mentioned on an ABBAtalk Facebook post
7. "Super Trouper" from Super Trouper (1980) - Mentioned by Cher in an interview
8. "On and On and On" from Super Trouper (1980) - Mentioned by guitarist Janne Schaffer on an Aftonbladet podcast
9. "One of Us" from The Visitors (1981) - Mentioned by Cher in a tweet
10. "As Good As New" from Voulez-Vous (1979) - Mentioned by guitarist Janne Schaffer on an Aftonbladet podcast
11. "Summer Night City" non-album single (1978) - Mentioned by Judy Craymer

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Production

Development

Due to Mamma Mia!'s financial success, Hollywood studio chief David Linde, co-chairman of Universal Pictures told The Daily Mail that it would take a while, but there could be a sequel. He stated that he would be delighted if Judy Craymer, Catherine Johnson, Phyllida Lloyd, Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus agreed to the project, noting that there are still plenty of ABBA songs to use.

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again was announced on May 19, 2017, with a planned release date of July 20, 2018. It will be written and directed by Ol Parker. On September 27, 2017, Benny Andersson confirmed 3 ABBA songs that would be featured in the film: "When I Kissed the Teacher," "I Wonder (Departure)," and "Angel Eyes."

Casting

On June 1, 2017, it was announced that Seyfried would be returning as Sophie. Later that month, Dominic Cooper confirmed in an interview that he would be returning for the sequel along with Streep, Firth and Brosnan. In July 2017, Baranski was confirmed to return as Tanya in the film. On July 12, 2017, Lily James was cast in the film to play the role of "Young Donna." On August 3, 2017, Jeremy Irvine and Alexa Davies were cast in the film with Irvine set to play Brosnan's character Sam in a past era, and Davies would play the role of a young Rosie, played by Julie Walters in the first film. On August 16, 2017, it was announced that Jessica Keenan Wynn (Heather Chandler in the original Off-Broadway cast of Heathers: The Musical) had been cast as a young Tanya, who was played by Baranski in the first film. Julie Walters and Stellan Skarsgård will also reprise their roles as Rosie and Bill, respectively. On October 16, 2017, it was revealed that American singer/actress Cher had joined the cast in her first on-screen film role since 2010.

Filming

Principal photography on the film began on August 12, 2017 in Croatia, including the island of Vis. The cast gathered in October 2017, at Shepperton Studios in Surrey, England, to film some song and dance numbers with Cher. Filming wrapped on December 2, 2017.

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Release

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again is scheduled to be released on July 20, 2018 by Universal Pictures in the UK, USA and other selected countries.

Marketing

The first trailer for the film was released on December 21, 2017 in front of Pitch Perfect 3, another film made by Universal Pictures.

Cher performed Fernando at Las Vegas Cinema Con on the 25th April 2018

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References

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External links

• Official website
• Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again on IMDb

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