The ABBA cult continues: After the successful hit movie of 2008, the continuation of “Mamma Mia!” on the screen. Familiar faces such as Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan are also part of it again.
On the fictional Greek island “Kalokairi” is again sung and danced. For Sophie, Donna, Sky, Tanya, Rosie and co. return to the big screen. Ten years ago, it is now that the musical adaptation of “Mamma Mia!” with ABBA’s Hits in the cinemas and more than 100 million Fans.
With “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again” is the musical Comedy by Ol Parker, now after a long Wait in the next round. “I should just write the script for the Sequel of “Mamma Mia!”,” Parker said to the German press Agency. “If I had known before that I will be the Director of the piece, I would have written a scene into the Script, to dancing during the 14 boats of the “Dancing Queen” is.”
Mother-daughter-exchange to the main role
In the first film adaptation of “Mamma Mia!” in 2008, Meryl Streep played the main role as a single parent, Donna, who lives with her daughter Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) on a Greek island. Pierce Brosnan embodied one of the three men, which came as a father for Sophie out of the question.
The movie sequel will begin in the past: in 1979, the young Donna Sheridan, played by Lily James, in Oxford and her three suitors, Sam Carmichael (Pierce Brosnan), Harry Bright (Colin Firth) and Bill Anderson (Stellan Skarsgård). After this trip, the camera pans back to the present.
The 70s: the young Donna Sheridan and the young Sam Carmichael in the freedom-to-noise
Now daughter Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) is in the center. Her mother died, and Sophie tries to open the Hotel to Kalokairi in honor of Donna’s back. Sophie is pregnant, and being familiar with the best Friends of your mother, tell her how the young Donna know at the time, her three men and learned to love. In addition, Sophie meets her previously-lost grandmother, Donna’s mother, Ruby Sheridan (Cher), who has come to her on the Greek island of an unexpected visit.
Together with Tanya and Rosie Sophie performs, in honor of your mother, a Song of the “Dynamo”
The already known from the first Film faces of Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgard, and Julie Walters (as Rosie Mulligan) are also now back with the party. Meryl Streeps role is limited to recaps, you already know from the first Film. As a new recruit, Andy Garcia, will enrich in addition to Cher as a hotel Manager Fernando Cienfuegos, an old friend of Ruby’s, Mamma-Mia-Team.
Movie in the sign of the ABBA cult
Also, the two ABBA-musician Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus are on Board the new Mamma Mia-production: in a Cameo, and, of course, in the Form of their music. Although the first Film has already toured a great range of ABBA-the Songs, the Band has enough songs in store.
“I’ve been walking around for months with my iPod and ABBA-Songs. Benny and Björn gave me a completely free Hand in the selection of ABBA songs for the Film,” says Director Ol Parker in an interview with the German press Agency. “The only condition was that the Songs are part of the story.” Some of the text of the pieces have rewritten Björn later to match the action.
Lesser-known songs at the Start
Already in September 2017 Andersson and Ulvaeus had confirmed that in the second Mamma Mia-Film lesser-known Hits such as “When I Kissed the Teacher”, “My Love, My Life” and “Angeleyes” would occur. But without the world hits such as “Waterloo,” “The Name of the Game” and “Dancing Queen” is the second part.
“Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again” comes on 19. July in the German cinemas, a day later, he runs in the UK and the USA. Who by the theatrical release of “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again” back in the ABBA-to-noise is sucked, you should visit the ABBA Museum in Stockholm a visit. It shows historical and more recent Outfits, and the stories of the world famous Swedish pop group.
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ABBA: the success story of their solo careers to see now in the MuseumMuseum ripe
The stage costumes of ABBA were very special and on Disco Glamour to a vote. In these platform shoes soles to see in Stockholm ABBA the Museum, you could not dance very well. Stage performances like the four Swedes are not so happy. Rather, they met in the Studio, where their success songs.
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ABBA: the success story of their solo careers to see now in the MuseumWax figures
All four band members are now as a true-to-life wax figures in the Museum in Stockholm: (left to right) guitarist Björn Ulvaeus, singers Agnetha Faltskog and Anni-Frid single Keyboarder Benny Andersson. The initial letters of their first names formed the name of the band: ABBA.
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ABBA: the success story of their solo careers to see now in the MuseumStage-Outfit
The high-pitched and louder, the better for the Show: The stage costumes of ABBA remained later, the Glitter of the legendary ESC performances faithfully. Her ESC-winning song “Waterloo” brought to you at the time, the international breakthrough.
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ABBA: the success story of their solo careers to see now in the MuseumESC-winner
The photos of her unexpected ESC-victory in 1974 in Brighton, England are of course part of the permanent exhibition at the ABBA Museum. From this day on the legendary success story of ABBA – the soon reached cult status began. The new Shop in Stockholm is focusing on the Solo careers of the band members that left after the separation in 1982 in its own way.
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ABBA: the success story of their solo careers to see now in the MuseumSolo paths
Both singers also sang solo. Agnetha Faltskog before published, and during her time with ABBA five solo albums. After the separation, she brought out two more albums before retiring at the end of the 80s for a long time from the Public. In 2013, she did not dare to make a Comeback: “A” is only in Germany and Gold Status.
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ABBA: the success story of their solo careers to see now in the MuseumMamma Mia!
Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson had the idea to make a Musical of their old Hits. Then, the British writer Catherine Johnson presented her idea for a Story – “Mamma Mia!” was born. A phenomenal success, with More than 100 million viewers until now, the stage version, and some 50 million went to the cinema.
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ABBA: the success story of their solo careers to see now in the MuseumNew Songs
Accordingly, the Hype around the new Songs. Björn Ulvaeus (image), guitarist and composer of many of ABBA’s hit Songs, does not exclude other ABBA titles in the near future. The beginning of a new success Story?
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ABBA: the success story of their solo careers to see now in the MuseumSuccess story
Only a few Bands have their own Museum. Since 2013, there is “ABBA The Museum” in the district of Stockholm Djurgarden – a crowd-pleaser for Fans from all over the world.