Better warm up those vocal chords, because Mamma Mia 2 hits Netflix on Friday.
After three months of lockdown, we're very ready to dream of jetting off to a Greek island for a party with Cher.
Anyone else feel a less-than-tuneful singalong coming on, accompanied by a few co*cktails?
Fans of the all-singing, all dancing franchise were thrilled when Netflix teased the news in tweet earlier this month, quipping: "We have some news to cher with you: Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again comes to Netflix on 26 June."
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For those who haven't seen the follow-up to the 2008 smash-hit musical, or for anyone who needs a reminder, the story picks up five years on from where the first flick left off.
We join Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) as she prepares for the grand reopening party of the old hotel belonging to her mum Donna (Meryl Streep), where the original movie played out.
The hotel has been renovated, marking a new chapter in the family's life.
If you don't want a major spoiler, look away now...
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In the five years that have past, Donna - who was famously played by Meryl in Mamma Mia - has died (sob!)
Now, Sophie is spending time reflecting on her mum with one of her three dads - Bill Anderson (Stellan Skarsgård), Sam Carmichael (Pierce Brosnan) and Harry Bright (Colin Firth).
Cue plenty of emotional flashbacks as the narrative jumps back and forth in time.
Happily, the remaining cast also features Dominic Cooper, Jeremy Irvine, Josh Dylan, Hugh Skinner, Jessica Keenan Wynn, Alexa Davies, Christine Baranski, Julie Walters, and Andy García.
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Most importantly of all - as we've mentioned several times already - the movie stars Cher.
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Actual Cher. The Cher.
Fun, raucous and light-hearted, the sequel is a dose of gloriously camp escapism.
Brb, just off to play ABBA's greatest hits at full blast to set the mood.
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Mamma Mia 2: Here We Go Again lands on Netflix on June 26th.
HERE WE GO AGAIN is filled with summer fun, joy and romance that allows audiences to tap into their inner dancing queens – now on Netflix from 26th June - in your own living rooms.
July is also the month that marks Netflix losing a lot of its workout videos, which were made and licensed exclusively to the streamer by Nike after the pandemic – as well as surely one of the best-ever movie sequels, 2018's Mamma Mia!
Thankfully, both co-creator and producer Judy Craymer, and director of Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again Ol Parker have now confirmed that there are plans for Mamma Mia 3 to happen. The latest update? Meryl Streep has teased that she will return as our dearly departed Donna Sheridan in a bigger capacity.
Yes, Mamma Mia!Here We Go Again is available to watch via streaming on Amazon Prime Video. Set against the backdrop of the picturesque Greek island of Kalokairi, the film is told through a series of flashbacks and present-day narratives.
Summary. Meryl Streep's absence in Mamma Mia 2 was due to her aversion to sequels. Lily James brought a new life to Donna in Mamma Mia 2 as a younger version. Streep may return in Mamma Mia 3, showing interest despite her previous stance on sequels.
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.
Here We Go Again," filmmakers turned to the island of Vis, off the coast of Croatia. Because the island was a Yugoslav military base until 1989, it remained isolated and sparsely populated until fairly recently.
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again was released on July 20, 2018, by Universal Pictures, in the United Kingdom, United States and other selected countries in both standard and IMAX formats. The film premiered on July 16, 2018, at the Hammersmith Apollo in London.
More likely however is that the dates were not important to the creators nor the actual ages of the actors, only that those cast looked appropriate for their characters. Therefore, it can be said that Donna's age can be "approximated" to her late-40's to early-50's in the events of Mamma Mia!
20-year-old Sophie Sheridan (Amanda Seyfried) lives with her mother Donna (Meryl Streep) on the small Greek island Kalokairi where Donna runs a hotel called Villa Donna. Sophie is planning to marry her fiance Sky (Dominic Cooper)and wants her father to be present to "give her away," but does not know who he is.
“Of course I want to do it,” Streep told Deadline after receiving an honorary Palme d'Or at Cannes 2024. “[But] I don't know how they're going to do it. They have an idea. I haven't heard it yet but it's in [my calendar] and I'm going to hear about it pretty soon.”
Meryl Streep's absence in Mamma Mia 2 was due to her aversion to sequels. Lily James brought a new life to Donna in Mamma Mia 2 as a younger version. Streep may return in Mamma Mia 3, showing interest despite her previous stance on sequels.
Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson have been composing songs together since 1966, most famously for their beloved Swedish band ABBA, and the duo is still going strong as a team, making cameos in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again.
Canonically, from flashbacks in Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again, Donna only slept with Harry and Bill once each, whereas she spent a week with Sam. This makes it more likely statistically for Sam to be Sophie's biological dad.
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