It's no wonder Streep is so eager to return to the film, given the way she described her experience on set. “It was just a deliriously happy shoot,” she said. “We were all sweaty, hoarse, and exhausted by the end of every day, and it was an absolute dream. I don't ever remember not having the time of my life.”
Streep's warbling may be frequently breathy and occasionally faltering, but she can carry a tune, and it's evident she relishes the art of interpreting a song. After all that dabbling, it may be Streep's finally gotten what may have been her dream all along: the lead in a musical. Meryl and Mamma Mia!
Amanda Seyfried and Meryl Streep. Among the many costars to reunite on the 2024 Golden Globes red carpet, there was perhaps no better or no sweeter interaction than that shared by Amanda Seyfried and Meryl Streep.
How much did Meryl Streep make for Mamma Mia 2? Rumor has it the actress's paycheck for Mamma Mia 2 was $3 million. That may seem relatively low until you realize that she had approximately five minutes of screen time in the movie.
However, in the case of "Mamma Mia!," it's easy to buy that its stars had a grand ol' time during filming. In fact, if the final product is any indication, they probably enjoyed themselves a little too much.
"I think she felt that she liked the idea of leaving this to the younger ones, and she wanted to be involved, but she wasn't gonna take on such a big role," the franchise's creator, Judy Craymer, said in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter.
Her agent, Kevin Huvane, also chimed in, telling the outlet, "We're optimistic about it." That wasn't the first time Streep had expressed interest in doing a third movie, either. “I'll have to schedule a knee scoping before we film, but if there's an idea that excites me, I'm totally there,” she said in 2023.
Meryl Streep really did the splits in the first film.
Meryl Streep said that it was "instinct" that allowed her to do splits in the first film, although she's not sure she could replicate it now. "I just did the splits on instinct. That's what always happens with my acting.
Even Pierce Brosnan, who sings like he's struggling not to choke on a hambone or battling killer indigestion, can't ruin the joyous Mamma Mia! It opens with the movie's strongest singer, the wonderful Amanda Seyfried. (All of the actors, for better or worse, sing their own songs.)
Streep was so delighted by the flattery that she reached in and kissed Ruffalo on the lips, rendering him speechless for several seconds. Ruffalo then reacted the only way one should in this blessed situation, by reaching his arms upward in thanks to the heavens.
Rather, it's the fact that she is actually older than her three leading men - 55-year-old Pierce Brosnan, Stellan Skarsgard, 57 and Colin Firth, a tender 47. This isn't just a Hollywood rarity; it's a miracle on a par with Tom Cruise renouncing Scientology.
The short answer is that Meryl wasn't available for a full-fledged second round of singing and dancing (the celebrated actress isn't known for doing sequels at all, anyway).
Explaining his decision to cast Cher, 72, as the mother of Meryl Streep, 69, in Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again, despite a mere three-year age gap between the two actresses, writer-director Ol Packer explained simply that “Cher exists outside of time”. A fascinating hypothesis.
Although the film never reveals who Sophie's dad is, fans do have their suspicions. Atom Tickets recently surveyed customers about the mystery, and the results were pretty mixed. While 40 percent believe Sophie's dad is Sam, 16 percent think it's Bill, and 14 percent think it's Harry.
In Mamma Mia 2, Cher will play Meryl Streep's mother. Meryl Streep is 68 years old. Cher is 71. And this means that, in the Mamma Mia universe, Cher gave birth to Meryl Streep when she was three.
In December 2022, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again writer-director Ol Parker reiterated that Craymer "always plans for it to be a trilogy", which is promising. "The first one made an enormous amount of money, and I think we made a fair amount too," he explained.
Regarding the decision to kill off Donna in the first place, Craymer said it was born from necessity. She explained that Streep "was hesitant about doing another film because she doesn't typically do sequels," so turning the follow-up into a combined prequel and sequel was a natural next step.
ABBA singer and film producer Björn Ulvaeus was amazed at how well she sang their hit 1980 song. “To hear her sing 'Fernando' was a perfect revelation. She was perfect for that song,” he says, smiling. The film's producer, Judy Craymer, adds, “Cher literally does own that song.
The very successful movie of Hollywood and Universal Studios with the wonderful songs of ABBA and amazing actors , Mamma Mia was filmed in Greece in Skopelos , Skiathos and Damouhari Pelion .
The cast members performed their own singing. Meryl Streep went to Stockholm, Sweden to record her vocal for the song "The Winner Takes it All". She finished it in one take. Benny Andersson, former ABBA member and co-composer of the songs, called Streep "a miracle".
As a young man, Sam fell in love with a free-spirited woman named Donna Sheridan. But when summer ended he left her to return to his fiancée. So he's shocked when 20 years later Donna invites him to her daughter Sophie's wedding in Greece and even more shocked when it turns out Sophie actually sent the invite.
Is there going to be a Mamma Mia 3? Meryl Streep confirms she is coming back for another movie as Donna. Get those suitcases packed ASAP because it looks like we're heading back to the magical island of Kalokairi for one last ABBA singalong and Meryl Streep is on board.
