Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

2018-06-03T11:19:29Z

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{{Infobox film
| name = Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
| image = Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again.png
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Ol Parker]]
| producer = {{Plainlist|
* [[Judy Craymer]]
* [[Gary Goetzman]]
}}
| screenplay = Ol Parker
| story = {{Plainlist|
* [[Catherine Johnson (playwright)|Catherine Johnson]]
* [[Richard Curtis]]
* Ol Parker
}}
| based on = {{Based on|''[[Mamma Mia!]]''|Catherine Johnson}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Christine Baranski]]
* [[Pierce Brosnan]]
* [[Dominic Cooper]]
* [[Colin Firth]]
* [[Andy García]]
* [[Lily James]]
* [[Amanda Seyfried]]
* [[Stellan Skarsgård]]
* [[Julie Walters]]
* [[Cher]]
* [[Meryl Streep]]
}}
| music = [[Anne Dudley]]
| cinematography = [[Robert Yeoman]]
| editing = Peter Lambert
| studio = {{Plainlist|
* [[Playtone]]
* Littlestar Productions
* [[Legendary Entertainment]]
}}
| distributor = [[Universal Pictures]]
| released = {{Film date|2018|7|20|}}
| runtime =
| country = {{ubl|United Kingdom|United States}}
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again''''' is an upcoming [[Musical film|musical]] [[romantic comedy]] film directed and written by [[Ol Parker]], from a story by Parker, [[Catherine Johnson (playwright)|Catherine Johnson]], and [[Richard Curtis]]. It is the sequel to the 2008 film ''[[Mamma Mia! (film)|Mamma Mia!]]'', which is based on the musical [[Mamma Mia!|of the same name]]. The film stars [[Meryl Streep]], [[Lily James]], [[Amanda Seyfried]], [[Christine Baranski]], [[Julie Walters]], [[Pierce Brosnan]], [[Colin Firth]], [[Stellan Skarsgård]], [[Dominic Cooper]], and [[Cher]].

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

== Plot ==
Ten years later, in the greek island of Kalokairi, Sophie is pregnant with Sky's child while running her mother's villa. Self-conflicted because she can't do it by herself, but with Tanya and Rosie's guidance, Sophie will find out more of Donna's past and how she came to start up her villa, met each one of Sophie’s dads ([[Pierce Brosnan]], [[Stellan Skarsgård]], and [[Colin Firth]]), and raised a daughter, bravely all on her own, without a mother to guide her – with an unexpected visit from someone she had not invited or expected to see: her grandmother, Ruby Sheridan.

== Cast ==
*[[Amanda Seyfried]] as Sophie Sheridan, Donna's 30-year-old daughter, Sam's stepdaughter, Sky's fiance 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, one of Donna's former bandmates in Donna and the Dynamos; 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 Irish-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.
**[[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
*[[Cher]] as Ruby Sheridan, Donna's mother and Sophie's grandmother
*[[Dominic Cooper]] as Sky, Sophie's fiance
*[[Andy García]] as Fernando Cienfuegos
*[[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]]

==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,<ref>{{cite interview |last=Andersson|first=Benny|subjectlink=Benny Andersson |interviewer=Sarah Brett and Colin Paterson |title=Afternoon Edition |work=Afternoon Edition |publisher=[[BBC Radio 5 Live]]|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05kd4px |location=London |date=19 October 2017 |access-date = 27 April 2018}}</ref> or they appeared in the trailers:<ref name="Read-Dominguez">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/mamma-mia/news/a839163/mamma-mia-2-here-we-go-again-abba-songs-list/|title=Mamma Mia 2 Here We Go Again! songs officially revealed by Benny from ABBA|last=Read-Dominguez|first=Jennifer|date=27 September 2017|publisher=[[Digital Spy]]|accessdate=22 December 2017}}</ref>
# "[[Waterloo (ABBA song)|Waterloo]]" from ''[[Waterloo (album)|Waterloo]]'' (1974) - appeared in Grammys TV spot, final trailer, and officially released by Universal Pictures
# "[[Mamma Mia (song)|Mamma Mia]]" from ''[[ABBA (album)|ABBA]]'' (1975) - appeared in trailers and Grammys TV spot
# "[[When I Kissed the Teacher]]" from ''[[Arrival (ABBA album)|Arrival]]'' (1976) - confirmed by Benny Andersson and officially released by Universal Pictures
# "[[Dancing Queen]]" from ''Arrival'' (1976) - appeared in first trailer, final trailer and confirmed by Benny Andersson
# "[[Thank You for the Music]]" from ''[[ABBA: The Album]]'' (1977) - confirmed by Benny Andersson
# "[[I Wonder (Departure)]]" from ''ABBA: The Album'' (1977) - confirmed by Benny Andersson
# "[[Angeleyes]]" from ''[[Voulez-Vous]]'' (1979) - confirmed by Benny Andersson, appeared in international trailer
# "[[I Have a Dream (song)|I Have a Dream]]" from ''Voulez-Vous'' (1979) - appeared in first trailer and confirmed by Benny Andersson
# "[[Kisses of Fire]]" from ''Voulez-Vous'' (1979) - confirmed by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus in an interview with [[Aftonbladet]] <ref>{{cite interview |last=Andersson|first=Benny|subjectlink=Benny Andersson |interviewer=Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus |publisher=[[Aftonbladet]]|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/a/8wonjE/bjorn-och-benny-darfor-gor-vi-ny-musik-med-abba |date=1 May 2018 |access-date = 1 May 2018 |title=Aftonbladet}}</ref>
# "[[Fernando (song)|Fernando]]" non-album single (1976) - appeared in Grammys TV spot and final trailer

The following songs have been mentioned:
# "[[I've Been Waiting for You (ABBA song)|I’ve Been Waiting For You]]" from ''ABBA'' (1975) - Mentioned by Julie Walters in an interview for the [[Liverpool Echo]]
# "[[Knowing Me, Knowing You]]" from ''Arrival'' (1976) - Mentioned by Pierce Brosnan and Judy Craymer in unrelated Instagram posts
# "Happy Hawaii/[[Why Did It Have to Be Me?]]" from ''Arrival'' (1976) - Mentioned on an ABBAtalk Facebook post
# "[[The Name of the Game (ABBA song)|The Name Of The Game]]" from ''ABBA: The Album'' (1977) - Mentioned by Lily James and Benny Andersson in unrelated interviews
# "[[As Good As New]]" from ''Voulez-Vous'' (1979) - Mentioned by guitarist Janne Schaffer on an Aftonbladet podcast
# "[[If It Wasn't for the Nights]]" from ''Voulez-Vous'' (1979) - Mentioned by guitarist Janne Schaffer on an Aftonbladet podcast
# "[[Super Trouper (song)|Super Trouper]]" from ''[[Super Trouper (album)|Super Trouper]]'' (1980) - Mentioned by Cher in an interview
# "[[On and On and On]]" from ''Super Trouper'' (1980) - Mentioned by guitarist Janne Schaffer on an Aftonbladet podcast
# "[[Head over Heels (ABBA song)|Head over Heels]]" from ''[[The Visitors (ABBA album)|The Visitors]]'' (1981) Mentioned by Lily James in a interview
# "[[One of Us (ABBA song)|One of Us]]" from ''The Visitors'' (1981) - Mentioned by Cher in a tweet
# "[[Like an Angel Passing Through My Room]]" from ''The Visitors'' (1981) - Mentioned by Dominic Cooper
# "[[Summer Night City]]" non-album single (1978) - Mentioned by Judy Craymer
# "The Way Old Friends Do" from ''Super Trouper'' (1980)

==Production==
===Development===
Due to ''[[Mamma Mia! (film)|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 (playwright)|Catherine Johnson]], [[Phyllida Lloyd]], [[Benny Andersson]] and [[Björn Ulvaeus]] agreed to the project, noting that there are still plenty of ABBA songs to use.<ref>{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |author=Baz Bamigboye |title=Baz Bamigboye on a possible Mamma Mia sequel, Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio and much more |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1078332/Baz-Bamigboye-possible-Mamma-Mia-sequel-Kate-Winslet-Leonardo-DiCaprio-more.html |work=Mail Online |publisher= |date=2008-10-17 |accessdate=July 12, 2017}}</ref>

''Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again'' was announced on May 19, 2017, with a planned release date of July 20, 2018.<ref>{{cite news|author=Bryan Alexander|title='Mamma Mia' sequel 'Here We Go Again' coming next summer|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2017/05/19/mamma-mia-sequel-here-we-go-again-coming-next-summer/101899234/|work=US Today|date=2017-05-19|accessdate=July 12, 2017}}</ref> It will be written and directed by [[Ol Parker]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://deadline.com/2017/05/mamma-mia-here-we-go-again-theaters-release-next-summer-1202098572/|title=‘Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again!’ On Universal Pictures’ 2018 Schedule|author=Anita Busch|publisher=''[[Deadline Hollywood]]''|date=May 19, 2017|accessdate=July 12, 2017}}</ref> 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 "[[Angeleyes|Angel Eyes]]."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/mamma-mia/news/a839163/mamma-mia-2-here-we-go-again-abba-songs-list/|title=Mamma Mia 2 Here We Go Again! songs officially revealed by Benny from ABBA|author=Jennifer Read-Dominguez|publisher=Digital Spy|date=September 27, 2017|accessdate=December 4, 2017}}</ref>

===Casting===
On June 1, 2017, it was announced that Seyfried would be returning as Sophie.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://deadline.com/2017/06/amanda-seyfried-joins-mamma-mia-sequel-1202105360/|title=Amanda Seyfried Set For ‘Mamma Mia!’ Reprise|author=Mike Fleming Jr|publisher=''[[Deadline Hollywood]]''|date=June 1, 2017|accessdate=July 12, 2017}}</ref> Later that month, [[Dominic Cooper]] confirmed in an interview that he would be returning for the sequel along with Streep, Firth and Brosnan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.etonline.com/movies/220110_dominic_cooper_dishes_on_returning_for_mamma_mia_2_it_a_phone_call_i_ve_been_waiting_for/|title=EXCLUSIVE: Dominic Cooper Dishes on Returning for 'Mamma Mia 2': It's 'a Phone Call I've Been Waiting For'|author=Zach Seemayer|publisher=''[[Entertainment Tonight]]''|date=June 22, 2017|accessdate=July 12, 2017}}</ref> In July 2017, Baranski was confirmed to return as Tanya in the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://deadline.com/2017/07/christine-baranski-mamma-mia-2-universal-1202127340/|title=Christine Baranski Returning For Universal’s ‘Mamma Mia!’ Sequel|author=Amanda N'Duka|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=July 12, 2017|accessdate=July 12, 2017}}</ref> On July 12, 2017, [[Lily James]] was cast in the film to play the role of "Young Donna."<ref name="JamesCast">{{cite news|last1=Ford|first1=Rebecca|title='Mamma Mia' Sequel Adds Lily James (Exclusive)|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mamma-mia-sequel-adds-lily-james-1020037|accessdate=July 13, 2017|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 12, 2017}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Aug2017D">{{cite news|last1=Ramos|first1=Dino-Ray|last2=N'Duka|first2=Amanda|title=‘Mamma Mia!’ Sequel Adds Jeremy Irvine & ‘Harlots’ Actress Alexa Davies|url=http://deadline.com/2017/08/mamma-mia-sequel-jeremy-irvine-alexa-davies-universal-1202137014/|accessdate=August 9, 2017|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=August 3, 2017}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|last=McNary|first=Dave|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/broadway-star-jessica-keenan-wynn-mamma-mia-here-we-go-again-1202530120/amp/|title=‘Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again!’ Casts Broadway Star Jessica Keenan Wynn|accessdate=August 22, 2017|work=Variety|date=August 16, 2017}}</ref> [[Julie Walters]] and [[Stellan Skarsgård]] will also reprise their roles as Rosie and Bill, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/881431-here-we-go-again-mamma-mia-sequel-begins-production#/slide/1|title=Here We Go Again: Mamma Mia! Sequel Begins Production|author=Spencer Perry|publisher=Comingsoon.net|date=August 22, 2017|accessdate=August 22, 2017}}</ref> 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.<ref name=Cher>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4983372/Cher-return-cinema-appearance-Mamma-Mia-2.html |title=Here she goes again: Cher prepares to return to the big screen with appearance in Mamma Mia 2 |first=Baz |last=Bamigboye |work=[[Daily Mail]] |date=2017-10-16 |accessdate=2017-10-16}}</ref>

===Filming===
[[Principal photography]] on the film began on August 12, 2017 in [[Croatia]], including the island of [[Vis (island)|Vis]].<ref name="TCN" /><ref>{{cite news|last1=McCreesh|first1=Louise|title=Lily James shares snap of young Dynamos in Mamma Mia 2|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/news/a835456/lily-james-starts-work-on-mamma-mia-2/|accessdate=August 16, 2017|work=Digital Spy|date=August 12, 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Harrison|first1=Ellie|title=Lily James shares photo from the set of Mamma Mia! sequel|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-08-14/lily-james-shares-photo-from-the-set-of-mamma-mia-sequel|accessdate=August 16, 2017|work=RadioTimes|date=August 14, 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Sommers|first1=Kat|title=First Look: The Dynamos Reunite as ‘Mamma Mia 2’ Starts Filming {{!}} BBC America|url=http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2017/08/first-look-the-dynamos-reunite-as-mamma-mia-2-starts-filming|accessdate=August 16, 2017|work=BBC America|date=August 14, 2017}}</ref><ref name="TCN">{{cite news|last1=Demark|first1=Nikolina|title=Will the Filming of 'Mamma Mia' Affect the Island of Vis?|url=http://www.total-croatia-news.com/lifestyle/21239-will-the-filming-of-mamma-mia-affect-the-island-of-vis|accessdate=August 16, 2017|work=Total Croatia News|date=August 15, 2017|language=en-gb}}</ref> The cast gathered in October 2017, at [[Shepperton Studios]] in [[Surrey]], [[England]], to film some song and dance numbers with Cher.<ref name=Cher/> Filming wrapped on December 2, 2017.<ref>{{cite news|last1=McCreesh|first1=Louise|title=Mamma Mia 2: Here We Go Again! has officially finished filming|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/news/a844588/mamma-mia-2-sequel-here-we-go-again-filming-abba/|accessdate=December 4, 2017|work=Digital Spy|date=December 4, 2017|language=en}}</ref>

== 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.<ref>{{cite news|title='Mamma Mia!' Film Sequel Gets July 2018 Release Date|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/entertainment/articles/2017-05-19/mamma-mia-film-sequel-gets-july-2018-release-date|accessdate=August 16, 2017|work=US News|date=May 19, 2017}}</ref>

=== 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.{{citation needed|date=December 2017}}
Cher performed Fernando at the Las Vegas CinemaCon on April 25, 2018 after footage of the film was shown.

===Box office projections===
In May 2018, ''[[BoxOffice (magazine)|BoxOffice Magazine]]'' projected the film to gross $25–35 million in its opening weekend in the United States and Canada, and a final domestic total of around $105 million.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://pro.boxoffice.com/long-range-tracking-incredibles-2-surges-equalizer-2-mamma-mia-go/|title= Long Range Tracking: ‘Incredibles 2’ Builds Momentum; Early ‘Equalizer 2’ & ‘Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again!’ Tracking |last=Robbins|first=Shawn|work=[[BoxOffice (magazine)|BoxOffice]]|date=April 25, 2018|accessdate=May 28, 2018}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* {{official website|http://www.mammamiamovie.com/}}
* {{IMDb title|6911608}}

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