Mamma mia, here we go again. Amanda Seyfried is set to reprise her role as Sophie in a sequel to the movie adaptation of the Mamma Mia! musical, Deadline reports.
The follow-up to the 2008 film based on the famed Broadway musical will be called — you guessed it — Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again! and is slated for a release date of July 20, 2018. In the original, Amanda's character Sophie invites three of her mother’s former boyfriends (Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, and Stellan Skarsgård) to her wedding in hopes of learning which one is her father. The legendary Meryl Streep took on the role of Sophie’s mom and OG dancing queen, Donna.
According to Deadline, much of the original cast is expected to return, though there’s been no official word on whether Sophie’s fiancé (played by Dominic Cooper), Streep, Brosnan, and the rest of the gang will be back for more song and dance. Musicians Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus from the Swedish band ABBA, whose disco jams provided the basis for the original musical back in the day, will, however, be back to write more catchy music and lyrics, in addition to serving as executive producers.
Since Mamma Mia, Amanda has kept quite busy. The Mean Girls star has since appeared in a trove of films including Les Misérables and Dear John, not to mention, she got married to fellow actor Thomas Sadoski and gave birth to her first child.
While we wait for more information about Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again! to surface, we’ll just be here for the next year, dancing, jiving, and generally having the time of our lives in preparation for the sure-to-be toe-tapping new musical.
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