It is a truth universally acknowledged that if a film makes crazy bank at the box office, then the powers that be in Hollywood will want to make a sequel. Such is the case with “Mamma Mia!” which made $609 million worldwide back in 2008. Co-chairman of Universal Pictures David Linde never made it a secret that there was interest in returning to the “Mamma Mia” world, but knew that it would take a while to get made. Thus, ten years later we are now just months away from the aptly titled “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again.”
The film functions as both a prequel and a sequel with new renditions of some Abba hits featured in the 2008 movie, “along with some reprised favorites,” according to the studio’s announcement.
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The entire original cast of Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried, Lily James, Christine Baranski, Julie Walters, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård, Dominic Cooper are all set to return. And the ensemble for the flashbacks is no joke either. Taking up the reigns as younger versions are Lily James, Alexa Davies, Jessica Keenan Wynn, Jeremy Irvine, Josh Dylan, Hugh Skinner, Andy Garcia. But the biggest and most exciting new cast member is the legendary Goddess of Pop and Oscar winner Cher!
Taking up directing duties for the prequel/sequel hybrid is “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” screenwriter and “Imagine Me & You” director Ol Parker.
Fans can take a trip back to Kalokairi on July 20, but until then the final trailer and official synopsis are below.
Ten years later, in the Greek island of Kalokairi, Sophie is pregnant with Sky and runs her mother’s villa. Self-conflicted because she can’t do it by herself, with Tanya and Rosie’s guidance, Sophie will find out more of Donna’s past and how she owned the hotel, met each one of Sophie’s dads and raised a baby, all on her own – with an unexpected visit of someone she had never met before: her grandmother.
