'Mamma Mia' Sequel Announced
The franchise is making an unexpected return.
Universal are officially moving ahead with a sequel to 2008 smash hit movie 'Mamma Mia', with screenwriter Ol Parker ('The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel') on board to helm the new flick, serving as both writer and director. Dating the flick - which they're calling 'Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again' - Universal revealed it is currently set to hit cinemas on July 20, 2018.
Meryl Streep and Amanda Seyfried were among the leading cast for the original flick
The follow-up is allegedly something that's been up for discussion for years now at Universal, with the studio bouncing around a variety of ideas as to how they could continue on with the franchise. Now sources claim that there will be a focus on Meryl Streep's character Donna, with Colin Firth and Pierce Brosnan returning as her love interests in a story that takes place years before the original.
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