Years ago, before Sophie was born, Donna and Sam were enjoying a whirlwind romance (" The Name of the Game"), but it ended badly when Donna found out Sam was engaged to another woman, Lorraine. Sam, who has been living in a cabin on the island, reassures Sophie that she can never let her mother down, telling her the story of how he once let Donna down. In the present, a heavy storm destroys the decorations and prevents transportation to Kalokairi, much to Sophie's dismay. A heavy storm then breaks out and Donna discovers a trapped horse and soothes it with the assistance of Sam Carmichael. This mirrors the past, in which Donna explores an abandoned farmhouse that would eventually become the hotel. In the present, Rosie and Tanya arrive to support Sophie, and she shows them the new hotel (" I Have a Dream"). Unbeknownst to Donna, Harry has followed her to Greece however, he arrives too late and sadly watches the boat sailing off in the distance. On the way, they help a stranded fisherman, Alexio, back to shore in time to save the love of his life from having to marry another. She misses her boat to Kalokairi but is offered a ride by Bill Anderson in his yacht, and the two dance and flirt (" Why Did It Have to Be Me?"). They spend the night together, but Donna leaves soon after for Greece. In Paris, Donna meets the sweet but awkward Harry Bright, who instantly falls in love with her (" Waterloo"). Harry and Bill are unable to attend due to overseas business ventures and Sophie also feels estranged from Sky, who's been offered a permanent job in New York (" One of Us"). In the present, Sophie is in Kalokairi preparing for the grand reopening of the Hotel Bella Donna, in honour of her recently deceased mother. Fed up with her mother's constant negligence and determined to spend her life making memories, Donna decided to travel to Kalokairi to find her destiny. Donna's mother, Ruby, is a famous singer, but she has a strained relationship with her daughter and is consistently away on tour, and does not attend the graduation. In a flashback to the year 1979, a young Donna Sheridan graduates from Oxford's New College with Rosie and Tanya (" When I Kissed the Teacher"), and dreams of a Greek island named Kalokairi. The film is dedicated to the memory of production designer Alan MacDonald. The film was a box office success, grossing $402 million worldwide and received generally positive reviews, as an improvement over its predecessor with critics praising the performances and musical numbers. Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again was premiered at the Hammersmith Apollo in London on July 16, 2018, and was released in the United Kingdom and the United States on July 20, 2018, ten years to the week after its predecessor's release, in both standard and IMAX formats. A British and American joint venture, the film was co-produced by Playtone, Littlestar Productions, Perfect World Pictures, and Legendary Entertainment. Filming took place from August to December 2017 in Croatia (most prominently Vis), Bordeaux, Stockholm, Oxford, Hampton and at Shepperton Studios. In June 2017, many of the original cast confirmed their involvement, with James being cast in the role of Young Donna that July. The film was officially announced in May 2017, with Parker hired to write and direct. Both a prequel and a sequel, the plot is set after the events of the previous film, and is intersected with flashbacks to Donna's youth in 1979, with some scenes from the two time periods mirroring each other.ĭue to the financial success of the first film, Universal Pictures had long been interested in a sequel. The film features an ensemble cast, including Dominic Cooper, Amanda Seyfried, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård, Jeremy Irvine, Josh Dylan, Hugh Skinner, Lily James, Jessica Keenan Wynn, Alexa Davies, Christine Baranski, Julie Walters, Andy García, Meryl Streep, and Cher. It is the sequel to the 2008 film Mamma Mia!, which in turn is based on the 1999 musical of the same name using the music of ABBA. Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again is a 2018 British-American jukebox musical romantic comedy film written and directed by Ol Parker, from a story by Parker, Catherine Johnson, and Richard Curtis.
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