I have some good news and some bad news for all of you Mamma Mia! fans out there.
The good news is that the producer wants to make a third installment of the film. The bad news is, Amanda Seyfried is not on board with the idea!
So, the million-dollar question is, is Mamma Mia! going to be able to be the same without her?...
Okay, so I wouldn't call it the greatest film franchise of all time, but it's still an incredibly popular one nonetheless.
The 2008 film is a musical, romantic comedy based on a 1999 musical that goes by the same name.
And as you can probably guess, the songs are all based on songs by the pop group, ABBA.
The film takes place on the Greek island of Kalokairi, where a 20-year-old bride-to-be, Sophie, played by Amanda, reveals to her bridesmaids that she has invited three mystery men whom her mother, Donna, had relations with around the time that she was conceived.
Then, in the second film, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, we're taken back in time to the '70s, to get some insight on Donna when she was an Oxford University graduate.
Riveting stuff, really!
Instead of just one love story, they give us three! I really can't complain.
Not only would it likely make her, and everyone involved, a ton of money, it would also be an instant classic.
Production had to be postponed due to the pandemic and Amanda Seyfried was, apparently, not so keen about being apart of this one.
She began by explaining how COVID-19 has made things very difficult — getting the film off of the ground.
I think most of us can probably relate to this!
Quarantine hasn't been an easy time to stay productive. She can't be blamed.
She confessed that Universal would definitely be enthusiastic about a third Mamma Mia! film being made — for obvious reasons, I assume.
However, contrary to Judy's comments on a hypothetical third movie, Amanda Seyfried — who plays a critical role in the franchise — has expressed her disinterest in it.
In a previous interview with Collider, she explained that ABBA's discography is simply not large enough to make another movie.
"But I’ll tell you what – I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again and I hope I’m wrong again – I don’t think there are enough ABBA songs to make a third movie."
“Because we’d have to use ‘Super Trooper’ again and we’d have to use ‘Mamma Mia’ again and have to use them in a different way," she said.
Or is Amanda right about there not being enough ABBA songs?
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