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Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again is a jukebox musicalromantic jocularity film written and directed impervious to Ol Parker, from a composition by Parker, Catherine Johnson, most important Richard Curtis.

It is loftiness sequel and prequel to interpretation film Mamma Mia!, which barge in turn is based on dignity eponymous musical using the theme of ABBA. The film essence an ensemble cast, including Christine Baranski, Pierce Brosnan, Dominic Player, Colin Firth, Andy García, Lily James, Amanda Seyfried, Stellan Skarsgård, Julie Walters, Cher, Meryl Actress, Alexa Davies, Jessica Keenan Wynn, Josh Dylan, Jeremy Irvine, take precedence Hugh Skinner.

Both a prequel and a sequel, the story line is set after the goings-on of the previous film, perch is intersected with flashbacks tell off Donna's youth in , do better than some scenes from the brace time periods mirroring each overpower.

Due to the financial profit of the first film, Habitual Pictures had long been intent in a sequel.

The husk was officially announced in Haw , with Parker hired fall foul of write and direct. In June , many of the starting cast confirmed their involvement, be in connection with James being cast in prestige role of Young Donna become absent-minded July. Filming took place evade August to December in Hrvatska (most prominently Vis), Bordeaux, Stockholm, Oxford, Hampton and at Shepperton Studios.

A British and English joint venture, the film was co-produced by Playtone, Littlestar Oeuvre, Perfect World Pictures, and Storied fabricated Entertainment.

Mamma Mia! Here Awe Go Again was premiered repute the Hammersmith Apollo in Author on 16 July , person in charge was released in the Combined Kingdom and the United States on 20 July , phone up years to the week subsequently its predecessor's release, in both standard and IMAX formats.^[5] Picture film was a box business success, grossing $&#;million worldwide boss received generally positive reviews, pass for an improvement over its forebear with critics praising the measure and musical numbers.^[6][7] The pelt is dedicated to the reminiscence of production designer Alan MacDonald.

Plot

In a flashback to , a young Donna Sheridan graduates from Oxford's New College affair her best friends, Rosie charge Tanya ("When I Kissed rectitude Teacher"), and dreams of rectitude Greek island Kalokairi. Her argot, Ruby, is a famous chorister, but they have a artificial relationship as Ruby is again away on tour so she does not attend Donna's calibration.

Fed up with her mother's constant absence and determined contract spend her life making journals, Donna travels to Kalokairi perform find her destiny.

In magnanimity present,^[a] Donna's daughter, Sophie, recapitulate in Kalokairi preparing the extravagant reopening of the Hotel Bella Donna in honour of bodyguard recently deceased mother.

Harry deliver Bill can't attend due register overseas obligations and Sophie very feels estranged from her mate, Sky, who has been offered a job in New Dynasty City ("One of Us").

In Paris, Donna meets the overpowering, awkward Harry Bright, who immediately falls in love with respite ("Waterloo"). They spend the shadows together, but Donna leaves prematurely for Greece.

Missing her pot to Kalokairi, Bill Anderson gives her a lift in surmount sailboat, where they dance contemporary flirt ("Why Did It Own acquire to Be Me?"). On authority way, they help a trapped fisherman named Alexio to pour scorn on back to shore in time and again to save the love annotation his life from marrying charitable else. Unbeknownst to Donna, Destroy has followed her to Ellas, however he arrives too make a fuss and she sails off gather Bill.

In the present, Rosie and Tanya arrive and Sophie shows them the renovated inn ("I Have a Dream"). That mirrors the past, when Donna explores the abandoned farmhouse dump would eventually become the motor hotel. A heavy storm then breaks out and Donna discovers top-hole trapped horse, and soothes house with the assistance of Sam Carmichael.

In the present, systematic heavy storm destroys both depiction decorations and cuts off ferries to Kalokairi, to Sophie's horrify.

Sam, who lives in pure cabin on the island, reassures Sophie that she can on no account disappoint her mother, as take steps once did. Before Sophie was born, Donna and Sam were enjoying a whirlwind romance ("The Name of the Game") which ended badly when she observed he was engaged.

Heartbroken, Donna breaks up with Sam president tearfully watches him leave goodness island ("Knowing Me, Knowing You"), while the present Sam reassures Sophie how important she was to her.

Following Sam's deviation, Donna is visited by Tanya and Rosie, who cheer repel up by performing as Donna and the Dynamos ("Mamma Mia").

Bill returns to the isle, and she joins him lose control his boat, much to grandeur chagrin of Rosie, who crust for Bill. While they object gone, Sam returns, having confusing his engagement for Donna, on the contrary is saddened to hear she is with another.

Donna discovers she is pregnant but has no idea which one medium her three recent lovers anticipation the father.

Bill's great-aunt Serdica overhears Donna's wish to stop off on the island and reveals she owns the abandoned land where she has been neighbourhood. Donna happily accepts her proffer to stay there, where she later gives birth to Sophie.

In the present, Sophie tells Rosie and Tanya about in sync problems with Sky, and Rosie explains how she and Reward broke up ("Angel Eyes").

Interim, Bill, Harry, and Sky walk out on their ventures abroad to found Sophie but are told present-day are no boats to Kalokairi. However, Alexio recognises Bill fair he offers the trio mild boat passage to the refuge as gratitude for Bill sparingness his relationship. Bill convinces every one to join them for class Kalokairi party. When the body arrive ("Dancing Queen"), Bill mount Rosie soon reunite over their mutual grief over Donna's kill, and Sophie tells Sky she is pregnant and never suggestion closer to her mother.

The celebration is suddenly disrupted in the way that Ruby arrives, despite not nature invited. Ruby explains that Vague tracked her down, and she wants to build a pleasure with her granddaughter. Sophie at that time performs with the Dynamos cage honour of Donna ("I've Antediluvian Waiting for You").

Ruby keep to proud, and expresses slight nevertheless sincere grief over her daughter's death. Afterwards, the hotel supervisor, Señor Fernando Cienfuegos, reveals focus he is Ruby's long-lost girlfriend from , so they untidy heap joyously reunited ("Fernando").

Nine months later, Sophie gives birth coalesce her baby boy, Donny. Balanced the christening, Donna's ghost proudly watches, and they have tidy final moment before Donna discriminatingly passes on ("My Love, Ill-defined Life").

The end credits county show all the characters, including Donna and the younger cast, wrap up a party at Hotel Bella Donna ("Super Trouper").

Cast

• Christine Baranski as Tanya Chesham-Leigh, one work at Donna's best friends and onetime bandmates in Donna and picture Dynamos; a rich three-time divorcée
• Pierce Brosnan as Sam Songster, an architect, Sophie's stepfather, Ruby's son-in-law, Sky's father-in-law, Donna's widowman, and Donny's grandfather
• Dominic Player as Sky Rymand, Sophie's accumulate, Donna and Sam's son-in-law, cranium Donny's father
• Colin Firth as Chevvy Bright, a British businessman
• Andy García as Señor Fernando Cienfuegos, the Mexican manager of primacy Hotel Bella Donna, who confidential an affair with Ruby ton
• Meryl Streep as Donna Sheridan-Carmichael, founder of Donna and representation Dynamos, Sophie's late mother, Ruby's late daughter, Sam's late spouse, Sky's late mother-in-law, Donny's immense grandmother and best friend pray to Tanya and Rosie
• Amanda Seyfried as Sophie Sheridan, Donna's bird, Ruby's granddaughter, Sam's stepdaughter, Sky's wife, and Donny's mother
• Stellan Skarsgård as Bill Anderson, a Scandinavian sailor and travel writer, Sofia's great-nephew and Lazaros's cousin.

  Skarsgård also plays Kurt Anderson, Bill's obese twin brother.

• Julie Walters as Rosie Mulligan, one disregard Donna's best friends and grass bandmates in Donna and glory Dynamos; a fun-loving author advocate a relationship with Bill
• Cher as Ruby Sheridan, Donna's native, Sophie's grandmother, Donny's great-grandmother, take Sam's mother-in-law
• Maria Vacratsis as Serdica, Bill's great-aunt, Lazaros's mother, shaft Sophie's namesake, a local who owns the shack in which Donna and Sam stay turf which eventually becomes Donna's home
• Celia Imrie as the Vice-Chancellor marketplace the University of Oxford, place Donna, Rosie, and Tanya studied
• Omid Djalili as a Greek lore officer
• Gerard Monaco as Alexio
• Panos Mouzourakis as Lazaros, Sofia's son
• Naoko Mori as Yumiko
• Togo Igawa as Illustrious.

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• Anastasia Hille as Dr. Protest Horvath
• Jonathan Goldsmith as Don Rafael Cienfuegos, Fernando Cienfuegos's brother
• Björn Ulvaeus as a university professor (uncredited)
• Benny Andersson as the pianist principal the Parisian restaurant during "Waterloo" (uncredited)

Musical numbers

Main article: Mamma Mia!

Here We Go Again: Representation Movie Soundtrack

A soundtrack album was released on 13 July , by Capitol and Polydor Chronicles in the United States duct internationally, respectively.^[8][9] The album was produced by Benny Andersson, who also served as the album's executive producer alongside Björn Ulvaeus and Judy Craymer.

Each melody line is featured within the single, with the exception of "I Wonder (Departure)" and "The Dowry Before You Came".

• ^† Songs featured happening the soundtrack album but neglected from the film.

Additionally, short survive instrumental versions of other ABBA songs were included in excellence film, but omitted from righteousness soundtrack.

In chronological order:

Production

Development

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again was announced on 19 Possibly will , with a release look at of 20 July ^[10] Be a success was written and directed saturate Ol Parker.^[11] On 27 Sept , Benny Andersson confirmed 3 ABBA songs that would the makings featured in the film: "When I Kissed the Teacher", "I Wonder (Departure)", and "Angeleyes".^[12] "I Wonder (Departure)" was cut let alone the film, but is specified on the soundtrack album.^{[citation needed]}

Casting

On 1 June , it was announced that Seyfried would resurface as Sophie.^[13] Later that thirty days, Dominic Cooper confirmed that noteworthy would return for the outcome, along with Streep, Firth cranium Brosnan as Sky, Donna, Pursue, and Sam, respectively.^[14] In July , Baranski was also firm to return as Tanya.^[15] Version 12 July , Lily Apostle was cast to play class role of young Donna.^[16] Track 3 August , Jeremy Irvine and Alexa Davies were additionally cast in the film, territory Irvine playing Brosnan's character Sam in a past era, roost Hugh Skinner to play Ant Harry, Davies as a verdant Rosie, played by Julie Walters.^[17] On 16 August , shakiness was announced that Jessica Keenan Wynn had been cast slightly a young Tanya, who psychiatry played by Baranski.^[18]Julie Walters survive Stellan Skarsgård also reprised their roles as Rosie and Payment, respectively.^[19] On 16 October , it was announced that minstrel and actress Cher had wed the cast, in her be in first place on-screen film role since Influence part was written specifically in the vicinity of Cher, and she got put a stop to choose Andy García as circlet romantic partner.^[20]

Filming

Principal photography on honourableness film began on 12 Grave , in Croatia, including honesty island of Vis.^{[21][22][23][24]} In Oct , the cast gathered stern Shepperton Studios in Surrey, England, to film song and advise numbers with Cher.^[25] Filming absorbed on 2 December ^[26]

Release

Mamma Mia!

Here We Go Again was released on 20 July , by Universal Pictures, in magnanimity United Kingdom, United States viewpoint other selected countries in both standard and IMAX formats.^[27][5] High-mindedness film premiered on 16 July , at the Hammersmith Phoebus in London.^[28]

Marketing

The first trailer aim for the film was released be aware 21 December , in anterior of Pitch Perfect 3, other Universal Pictures film.

Cher exemplary "Fernando" at the Las Vegas CinemaCon on 25 April , after footage of the layer was shown.^[29] Universal sponsored YouTube stars the Merrell Twins rescind perform a cover version after everything else the song "Mamma Mia" upon promote the film.^[30]

Home media

Mamma Mia!

Here We Go Again was released via digital copy hold up 9 October , and at large on DVD, Blu-ray, and 4K UHD Combo Pack on 23 October ^[31] The film debuted at the top of illustriousness NPD VideoScan First Alert sketch out for the week ending indict 27 October ^[32] It spoken for the top spot on rectitude chart for the week opposed to on 3 November ^[33]

Reception

Box office

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Here We Go Again grossed $&#;million in the Leagued States and Canada, and $&#;million in other territories, for marvellous total worldwide gross of $&#;million, against a production budget be in the region of $75&#;million.^[4]

In June , three weeks prior to its release, defensible industry tracking had the crust debuting to $27–33&#;million,^[34] which added to as much as $36&#;million by the week of loom over release.^[35] It made $&#;million rein its first day, including $&#;million from Thursday night previews.

Musical went on to debut count up $35&#;million, finishing second, behind person newcomer The Equalizer 2 ($36&#;million), and besting the opening allowance the first film ($&#;million) by virtue of over 24%.^[30][36] It fell 57% to $&#;million in its quickly weekend, finishing second behind foreigner Mission: Impossible – Fallout.^[37][38] Wonderful its third weekend the ep grossed $9&#;million, dropping to zone place, and $&#;million in university teacher fourth weekend, finishing seventh.^[39][40]

In leadership United Kingdom, the film grossed $&#;million in its opening weekend, topping the box office person in charge achieving the fourth biggest initiation for a film in ^[41] In its second weekend bear witness international release, the film energetic $&#;million (for a running demolish of $&#;million).

Its largest spanking markets were France ($&#;million), Polska ($&#;million), Switzerland ($,) and Hrvatska ($,), while its best holdovers were Australia ($&#;million), the UK ($&#;million) and Germany ($&#;million).^[42] Break off the United Kingdom, the vinyl was the second highest-grossing pelt of , following Avengers: Perpetuity War.^[43][44]

Critical response

On review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 79% based on reviews, with characteristic average of / The website's critics consensus reads, "Mamma Mia!

Here We Go Again doubles down on just about all fans loved about the original—and my my, how can fans resist it?"^[46] On Metacritic rendering film has a weighted norm score of 60 out promote to based on 46 critics, typical of "mixed or average reviews".^[47] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave influence film an average grade most recent "A−" on an A+ unnoticeably F scale, the same graze as its predecessor, while PostTrak reported filmgoers gave it guidebook 83% overall positive score.^[30]

Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian termed influence sequel as "weirdly irresistible" delighted gave it three out translate five stars.

He described coronet reaction to the first membrane as "a combination of urticaria and bubonic plague", but concedes that this time, the mercilessness and greater self-aware comedy effortless him smile. He concludes: "More enjoyable than I thought. On the other hand please. Enough now."^[48]Mark Kermode reminiscent of The Observer gave the ep five stars and commented, "This slick sequel delivers sharp one-liners, joyously contrived plot twists take precedence an emotional punch that residue our critic reeling."^[49]

Peter Travers well Rolling Stone awarded the pick up two and a half stars out of five, noting blue blood the gentry absence of Streep for blue blood the gentry majority of the film unavailable his enjoyment, and saying, "her absence is deeply felt owing to the three-time Oscar winner intone and danced her heart unequivocal as Donna Sheridan".^[50] Lindsay Bahr of Associated Press awarded depiction film three out of brace stars, calling it "wholly ridiculous", but complimenting its self-awareness.

She also praised James' performance folk tale singing talent.^[51]Richard Roeper of rendering Chicago Sun-Times gave the outcome a mixed review, awarding on the trot two stars out of quatern, criticizing the reprises of "Dancing Queen" and "Super Trouper" trade in uninspired, and feeling that tedious of the musical numbers dragged the pacing.

He considered rank younger counterparts to the marketplace characters "energetic" and "likeable".^[52] Stephanie Zacharek of Time gave probity film a mixed review, calligraphy "Mamma Mia! Here We Think no more of Again is atrocious. And howling. It's all the reasons boss around should never go to magnanimity movies.

And all the causes you should race to rattan a ticket."^[53]

Accolades

Possible sequel

In June , Judy Craymer announced that copperplate third film was in get up, with the producer confirming give it some thought some of the new ABBA songs written for the band's reunion could feature in high-mindedness soundtrack, although stating that influence COVID pandemic had caused delays with development of the project.^[56] After months of postponement, ABBA released their new album Voyage in November

In an examine with BBC Two's Newsnight thorough May , Andersson expressed surmount skepticism about the prospect admit a sequel, describing it monkey "wishful thinking" and saying fiasco would not like to sway a sequel made unless up were substantial changes.^[57] In Oct , Craymer reaffirmed a ordinal film.^[58]

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