Mamma Mia 3: under what conditions could the sequel see the light of day? This actress has the answer!

Will Amanda Seyfried and Meryl Streep return to sing ABBA on the Greek islands? That’s the question fans of Mamma Mia! have arisen since the announcement last May of a possible third part of the summer saga and a probable return of Meryl Streep, whose character is supposed to have died in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again released in 2018.

The magazine Vogue has just published a long article on the success of the films, which between them grossed $1 billion worldwide, and discussed the potential third opus with the Universal studio and the actors. If everyone seems willing, Amanda Seyfried – who plays Sophie – has made one condition: that of being paid her fair value.

During the discussion, organized before the start of the SAG-AFTRA strike on July 13, Donna Langley, president of Universal Pictures, affirmed that“Universal would love to make a third film”.

Amanda Seyfried will only reprise her role if she gets a raise

Amanda Seyfried said she was excited to return to her character but would like the studio to pay the actors in the film better. Words that resonate with SAG-AFTRA’s demands regarding salary increases.

Will Universal agree to pay us properly?

Seyfried explains: “No one says no, but no one says yes either. The powers that be probably can’t afford to pay us…I hate to say that, because I would Mamma Mia 3 for free because I love this team, but that’s not the reality of the business we’re in. What’s right is right. And I have a feeling that producing a third film is going to come down to something as stupid as this question of money. Will Universal agree to pay us properly?”

This is not the first time that an actress has asked for more money to reprise her role in a successful franchise. In 2022, Neve Campbell announced that she would not reprise the role of Sidney Prescott in Scream 6 if Paramount did not agree to increase her salary. Ultimately, the film was made without its heroine.

Meryl Streep back in “Mamma Mia 3”?

For his part, Stellan Skarsgard, who plays one of Sophie’s potential fathers, joked about the fact that 15 years after the first film and 5 years after its sequel, no script has yet been written for Mamma Mia 3.I will be in an urn when there is a script for Mamma Mia 3! But I would gladly participate as a pile of ashes“.

Also interviewed by Vogue, Meryl Streepwhich was not present in Mamma Mia: Here we go againhas expressed interest in a third film but is waiting to see how the writers will bring back Donna, who is supposed to be dead.

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“I’m up for anything. I’ll have to do some knee rehab before filming, but if there’s an idea I’m excited about, I’m all for it. I said [à la productrice Judy Craymer] that if she found a way to reincarnate Donna, I was up for it. Or it could be like one of those soap operas where Donna comes back and reveals that it’s actually her twin sister who’s dead.”.

We might have to call her Grandma Mia

The Oscar-winning actress adds: “We might have to call her Grand-Mamma Mia by the time we do !”

Why Meryl Streep agreed to star in ‘Mamma Mia!’ ?

Meryl Streep then returns to why she agreed in 2007 to play Donna in the film adaptation of the hit musical. Launched in 2001 on Broadway, the musical by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus is a huge success.

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“This musical was an event throughout the city and Mamma Mia! became an important piece for me and my family at the time. When I had five little girls to entertain for my daughter’s birthday, I decided to take them to see the show, and it was the most glorious thing ever. People were standing in their seats and dancing in the aisles. It was fantastic, and anything that can bring that much joy always deserves a place in the world.

Oh, my God, I want to do that!

A few years later, my agent called me to tell me about three offers he thought were interesting. They all seemed very heavy and serious, and at the end of the call he said to me: “Oh, and I almost forgot to mention – you’ll probably laugh – but the ‘Mamma Mia!’ people want you. I’ll let them know we’re saying no.”. I stood up and said: “Oh, my God, no, I want to do that!”