The SECRET TRUTH of Meryl Streep & MAMMA MIA 2
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- The secret, untold truth of Meryl Streep's role in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again + real story explained of Mamma Mia 2 starring Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård, Julie Walters, Dominic Cooper, Amanda Seyfried, Christine Baranski, Lily James, Josh Dylan, Hugh Skinner, Jeremy Irvine, Alexa Davies, Jessica Keenan Wynn, Andy Garcia and Cher.
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Get ready to sing and dance, laugh and love all over again.
Ten years after Mamma Mia! The Movie grossed more than $600 million around the world, you are invited to return to the magical Greek island of Kalokairi in an all-new original musical based on the songs of ABBA. With the film’s original cast returning and new additions including Lily James (Cinderella, Baby Driver), the musical comedy will open on July 20, 2018.
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again is produced by Judy Craymer and Gary Goetzman, producers of the original film. Craymer is also the creator and producer of the worldwide smash-hit stage musical.
Ol Parker, writer of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, writes and directs the sequel from a story by Catherine Johnson, Richard Curtis and Parker. Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus return to provide music and lyrics and serve as executive producers. Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, Phyllida Lloyd, Richard Curtis and Nicky Kentish Barnes also serve as executive producers.
Reprising their roles from Mamma Mia! The Movie are Academy Award® winner Meryl Streep as Donna, Julie Walters as Rosie and Christine Baranski as Tanya. Amanda Seyfried and Dominic Cooper reunite as Sophie and Sky, while Pierce Brosnan, Stellan Skarsgård and Oscar® winner Colin Firth return to play Sophie’s three possible dads: Sam, Bill and Harry.
As the film goes back and forth in time to show how relationships forged in the past resonate in the present, James will play the role of Young Donna. Filling the roles of Young Rosie and Young Tanya are Alexa Davies (A Brilliant Young Mind) and Jessica Keenan Wynn (Broadway’s Beautiful). Young Sam will be played by Jeremy Irvine (War Horse), while Young Bill is Josh Dylan (Allied) and Young Harry is Hugh Skinner (Kill Your Friends).
Genres: Musical Comedy
Starring: Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård, Julie Walters, Dominic Cooper, Amanda Seyfried, Christine Baranski, Lily James, Josh Dylan, Hugh Skinner, Jeremy Irvine, Alexa Davies, Jessica Keenan Wynn, Andy Garcia and Cher
Directed By Ol Parker
Produced By Judy Craymer, Gary Goetzman
Executive Produced By Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, Phyllida Lloyd, Richard Curtis, Nicky Kentish Barnes
#MammaMia #MammaMia2 #MerylStreep
What do you think about Meryl Streep's part in the movie?
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Flicks And The City i enjoyed the movie it was great and awesome
I did enjoy sooooo much en also i enjoyed your explanation about the story ! thx a lot !
coolguyyy s great to hear! :-)
Ralf Ambrosius Thanks so much, Ralf! :-)
Enjoyed the movie a lot. Cried my eyes out in the end, missed more of Meryl ❤ - but the story works 😊
I believe they chose not to reveal how Donna passed because they wanted the audience to care more about how she lived rather than how she died
I love that thought and it brings so much peace into my life, thank you for pointing this out! ♥
I really dont wanna know how Donna died. However it happend it will break my heart😥
Thadd Flavin I agree however it’s kind of odd that it was just a thing they everyone “accepted” instead of it being like horribly unexpected considering she was only about 45 when she passed
She probably died of a sexual transmission disease
Oh yeah that actually makes sense that the producers want them to think of her of how happy she was with her daughter
I thought Meryl’s part in the movie was perfect. The moment between Sophie and Donna in the church, it was almost as if she was there for Donny’s baptism even though she wasn’t. And her appearing in the curtain call scene, it was if she was the musical guardian angel watching over everyone.
Lily did such a good job as Young Donna, I didn’t miss Meryl too much; she got all of the nuances and singing style down pat.
Wow, yes, Lily was pretty incredible as Young Donna - so much energy and great voice! Also loved the actress who played Young Tanya - thought she could that spot on! Lovely to know you enjoyed the movie so much, Miranda. :-)
Lily James is so amazing! I was stunned by her performance in Cinderella and I thought she would have a pretty cool voice, but seeing and hearing her in this movie ... she made me fall in love with het again 😍
Couldn’t agree with you more!
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Miranda Miller and
I cried my eyes at the cinema to :D
Sophie Frost I Cryed Too
i was the only one crying at the cinema 😂😭❤️
I was sobbing lol
Omg me too
me and my father and the entire cinema around us was sniffing and whiping away tears while crying throught that scene
Bro everytime they mentioned her I started bawling my damn eyes out
Gianna That reminds me of Rosie in the second film 😅
JytteH right I cried along with her 😭😭😭
JytteH sarcasm
I love mamma mia 2 it's a great sequel
But I have to admit although there are fun moments and great songs you can't strip of the sad feeling
Mamma mia 1 just was fun throughout the whole film and left you with a good feeling
Mamma mia 2 is great but you walk out of the cinema both happy and very very sad
But that's life isn't it
I definitely think that mamma mia 2 has much more emotional depth but sometimes you only need a fun and easy movie like mamma mia 1, where you can forget lifes miseries
But I do love both films
Please note Contains
Mama Mia 2 Spoilers Below
Marie R Exactly, but it also seems the humor & very joking fun which you can obviously see Young Donna brought that in the past portion was missing other than men attractions from the friends Rosie & Tanya in the present portion. We all laughed when Donna & Rosie and Tanya were together! We know that the loss of Donna is difficult and hard but the fun Shouldnt stop because of Donna. In some ways is like Rosie & Tanya put the fun Dynamo thing to bed because of Donna's absence. When Sophie said she wanted to do a Dynamo thing performance with Rosie & Tanya I was excited for something special it could have been them singing Mama Mia with Sophie. Sophie can sing a sad song tribute but to see the one time her as the Dynamo's jumping to sing something amazing tribute I was surprised not because a new song but a rather sad or emotion song. Tanya & Rosie had to cheer Sophie up not just with lessons but by the humor & so funness they had with her mother. Donna loved her friends for the laughter bond they share letting loose portion. X*
I was really dissapointed to see that Donna wasn't alive. After watching the movie twice I realised that the whole story is mainly about Donna and what I wanted to see in the second movie is her present life with the love of her life: Sam. To see them apart because of death was too much for me.
They could have come with a better idea, as her travelling or visiting her friends or ANYHTING but killing our dancing queen.
Disappointed Donna was killed off.She could have had a broken leg surgery but dead!! Come on.
Same for me. Totally agree with you. I cried again while reading your comment. I don’t think they made the right decision 😢
I think it would be better if she got into some sort of accident and was in a coma the whole movie and we of course still see her backstory but then at the end of the movie she finally wakes up from the coma and is alive! that would have been better than her dying
Same - I wish they didn’t kill her !
I watched the second Mamma Mia movie recently a few days after rewatching the first movie that I hadn’t seen in a long long time - I absolutely love Meryl Streep as Donna and was really disappointed that she was dead by the second movie - I feel like it would have been so cool if Donna got pregnant again right around the same time as Sophie and they went through there pregnancy journey together or Donna isn’t pregnant but we get to see her as a grandma or even her continuing new life with new husband Sam !
I was kinda sad to see her not in the movie as much because she played such a big role in the first one, but it made sense. Took me a lil bit but I loved watching the younger parts with Lily James. Think I have a new celebrity crush.
Lily James was fantastic! :-)
My new celebrity crush is Jessica Keenan Wynn (young Tanya).
ItsYourBoyRyy n
I really respect and admire Lily James. As far as I know she's only done period dramas and technically this is also a period drama. I knew she had a beautiful voice, and she's absolutely gorgeous. They could not have picked a better Cinderella and I was surprised to see her and enjoyed her in The Darkest Hour
mamma mia was a really big part of my childhood. my mom and i bonded over the movie and the live musical adaptation. i’d say we’d watched it at least 50 times. seeing donna die in the movie hit super close to home considering how close i am with my mom. it’s such a knock out film though
Austin Friedenburg exact same
same here!
Same! I watched it at the cinema with my mom, and I was in tears cuddling her!
The Mama Mia film is an adaptation of the musical!!
Same for me also
Although I was kinda looking for meryl's appearance more in the movie, i coudnt be more happy and satisfied on how it turned out. I balled out my eyes in almost all the nostalgia scenes (including Dancing Queen haha) especially the last scene with meryll and amanda, gosh it made me cry like a waterfall. Mamma mia was my fave movie since I was i think 6 and it is still now.
juneil binco Sophie had her dancing queen moment and I just lost it. I know what you mean!!
I understand the whole thing with Meryl and not wanting to have a big role but Killing Donna? couldn't they write her off away traveling with Sam and then coming to the hotel during the party? A amall appearance but still freaking ALIVE
I did wonder that myself, but I guess they have their reasons, like maybe, for example, Meryl Streep wants to make sure she doesn't have to come back for a possible third movie! :-)
Flicks And The City that's tricky then because in the London premiere she said she'd love to "keep making mamma mia movies until she's 100"
Well, we'll see what happens if they make another one! Things said on the red carpet during a night full of praise and celebration aren't always what happen in the cold light of day. And that's not a criticism of either MS or anyone else. Yes, she did enjoy making MM1 but she also didn't want to retread that in this film.
o. c. Could have been misdirection
Exactly my idea!!! Would’ve made total sense if she and Sam were off on a long adventure around the world and in her absence Sophie and Sky had taken over management of the hotel. Then Donna and Sam could’ve returned for the grand reopening!!! There could’ve been a great but awkward reunion scene between Donna and her mother. Instead they made so much of this movie entirely too melancholy! Also, they completely changed some of the facts from the original film. Young Sam, Harry, and Bill look nothing like the way they were pictured in the first film! Also, in the first film they alluded to the fact that Donna’s mother was very conservative and also dead. I love Cher but that character made no sense at all. I love the original film and have probably watched it with my daughter a hundred times or more. This sequel had a few joyful moments but was mostly just sad. Very disappointing.
That one scene with Meryl and Amanda, I was a barrel of tears. I loved it so much
This is a very emotional movie for me. I watched the 1st one with my mom. The 2nd one went straight to my heart especially scene with donna singing with sophie because my mom passed away 9 years ago and watching this made me imagine my mom beside me in the future with my child. I cried bucket of tears in this movie.
It turned out to be an amazing movie I was thinking why did she have to die but then I understood that she had an amazing life
That's a really lovely thought, Kylie! :-)
Thank you guys
The story was ok but sad that her and Sam only had 4 years together before she died
I went to see the first one with my daughter for her birthday so now when part 2 caME OUT we had to go and see it together it was beautiful and we both enjoyed it i was crying at the end !!! i would recommend it to all greatly done
I did the same sort of! My grandma took me to see it in 2008 when I was 8 and it became my all-time favorite movie so this year I took her to see it ❤️
I cried so hard and still enjoy the movie. It was fun and full of love and family feellings. I was sp happy and at the same time nostalgic. It was perfect.
I was upset when I realized that Meryl Streep only had a small part in MM2. Its too bad they couldn't include Sam and Donnas new marriage in the movie. I was not crazy about Cher being added.
I did enjoy most of the movie though.
Although it was disapointing for Meryl not to have had a bigger role in the movie, I loved Lily James, and thought she did a fantastic job portraying younger Donna
Meryl Streep’s role was amazing and even within the short amount of time she was on set she was a large part of the production and brought tears to my eyes in the touching moment that she brought to the stage.
My mom & I saw it opening weekend. It was very sentimental since we saw the first one for my birthday. We were both sad to realize that Donna had died ( didn't pay close attention to many trailers). However, I think the story held up very well & the scene with Meryl almost brought us to tears. Since she was not a major role this time, I'm glad the writer went with the idea that she was dead rather than alive, but just not there.
I liked Mamma Mia Here we go again. But was very disappointed that Meryl Streep wasn't in it until the end. Mamma Mia the first movie will always be my favorite movie. Thanks the very informative video. 👍
You're very welcome! :-)
I had avoided any and all spoilers so at the movie theater, when I understood Donna had died, I initially felt disappointed ... I reasoned, oh well, it's more of a prequel, so they wanted to concentrate on her background story ... Still not feeling it ... But as the story continued and Donna (Meryl) finally appeared to Sophie ... WoW ... I simply loved it !!! It brought me to tears !!! ... And at the end, the public in the movie theater (in Puerto Rico) did something that is rarely seen (only done at very few choice movies) : we clapped !!! ... I loved the story !!!!
If they kept her character alive, I might wanna watch that 2nd one again. It’s heartbreaking to see my beloved Donna (Meryl) dies 😭😭😭. I rather think the 2nd one doesn’t exist to keep my good memories of Donna’s happy life after the wedding 😭😭
I cried like a baby at Donna and Sophie's duet in the chapel 😭😭😭
normalgirlcvco I cried too. It was beautiful.
I enjoyed it very much. It did feel like there was too much story. It was equally fun as the first one. I think Meryl Streep’s scene was very touching and profound. It made the film so much more emotionally impactful. I wish there was more of Donna but I still loved the end product.
I loved mamma Mia 2! I was wondering about why Meryl Streep was barely in it, so this definitely answered my questions :)
Honestly I wanna live like Donna
Lorenzo Fernandes Easy. Go to Croatia fool the audience that you are in Greece,and live like Donna (from an angry Greek that the second movie was filmed in Croatia for budget purposes) and pretending is Greece.
I think her part was amazing and the fact that we only got little but impactful moments of her during the movie just gave it more emotional depth and bond between the two
i think that Donna's death helped a lot to improve the others characters because with Meryl in the movie all the attention goes to her. So that beautiful scene at the end was perfect and more than enough to let the others actors shine and be able to see more screen time of the amazing talent of Amanda and Lily.
I loved the movie and watched it three times already. Meryl Streep was indirectly the main character and her small part in the movie was a very good story line. I cried my eyes out during the scene in the church when she sang with Sophie. That particular song goes through my mind often and it's such a beautiful song knowing I having a daughter myself. Donna was a loved character and bringing her back at the end was one of the highlights of the movie.
LOVED the movie! Meryl's short appearance was stunningly beautiful. The story line worked extremely well, the choreography was exciting and the music had me singing my heart out in the audience!
This movie was so beautiful! Donna’s death did upset me but it was also kind of bittersweet. I couldn’t stop smiling through most of the movie, especially the big group performance at the end! The scene with Sophie and Donna was so well done, too. The transition from Lily to Meryl was perfect, and Donna’s leave from the scene was so beautiful and really broke me down. That beautiful smile fading into white. So amazing. I didn’t think I would like it as much as I did. I’ve seen it twice already! And I definitely cried more the second time. Why? No idea. Maybe because I knew it was coming! Also, did anyone stay for the post credit scene? Hehe
I enjoyed the sequel, but not as much as the original. Donna's absence left a big hole in the contemporary story line. That void was mostly filled well with the flashback scenes and the great performances of the younger actors, especially Lily James. I think the story could have accomplished the goal of having less Donna by having Donna absent from the island for the past year due to cancer or some other illness. The hotel has been closed since she left but Donna tells Sophie to get on with her life and have a grand re-opening. The rest of the story plays out the same except at the end, Grandma Cher shows up with Donna in tow, having recovered from an experimental treatment of some sort funded by grandma because she wants to be part of the family again.
It would have been just as easy to have Donna off somewhere (traveling with Sam, at a hotel management seminar or taking care of a sick friend) and get stuck by the hurricane like all the other hotel opening guests and then have her show up at the end at the same time. She wouldn't know that Sophie is pregnant until close to the end anyway so the My Love My Life song would have worked perfectly. Why kill off a main character when they can just as easily be kept alive.
DONNA DIED?!? 😱NOOOOOOOOO I HATE THAT! WHY COULDNT SHE BE OUT EXPLORING THE WORLD INSTEAD AND THEN AT THE END OF THE MOVIE SURPRISE THEM BY COMING BACK OR SOMETHING! IDC ANYTHING BUT HER DYING😭😭😭😭😭😭
Imani Moore I KNOW I HATE IT DONNA WAS THE BEST CHARACTER AND THEY ALL RUIEND IT BY MAKING HER DIE I HATE THAT 😡 I actually can’t stop thinking about it to I’m not gonna sleep to 😩😩😩
My daughter and her friend group set up a mom-daughter viewing of MM2. My daughter is not normally one to cry at movies, so when she reached over and squeezed my hand and I looked over to see her sobbing, I saw that the movie was affecting her as much as it was me. We held hands through the entire final scene in a memory I will always hold dear (and I think she will, too). I was deeply disappointed about Donna's death, but all things considered I would say I loved the movie. Like you, I wish they had chosen a different story line that could have kept MS out of most of the script, but they didn't ask me. :) It's a beautiful story, and it was beautifully acted by the whole cast. I will always see both movies as a bonding experience for my daughter and me, and that will always make them special.
It was not only the absence of Streep, but all the irregularities through out. They could have made the male characters looks and the story line more cohesive to the original. They not only killed Donna but revived the mother. I just did not like it.
I was mostly upset that she didn’t have more time with Sam. They were only married for what four years? Not enough. They should have had more time together!
Remus and tonks were married for 1 year in Harry potter NOT ENOUGH
i think is genius but still is sad.
SAW IT AGAIN TODAY COMPLETELY IN LOVE WITH THIS MOVIE!!! Me and my best friend can not get enough of it!!! We have been going home and watching the first movie all over again!!!
I saw the movie at the cinema with my best friend, my mom, and my little siblings. I started tearing up and I had to hide to make sure my mom wouldn’t worry. I love both of these movies with all my ❤️ ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I think that a new cast mixed with the old cast is great! It's understandable that some actors want to move on or have less time or whatever. Mamma mia is a world it's a feeling and this film was a huge success and now I'm listening to the soundtrack at work
Bro I've never cried more in my life throughout this movie😭
Really enjoyed MM2 - they were very different and I loved each in its own way. Thought the younger cast were fabulous and really complimented the original cast that I love! Wish it had been longer and more explained though. Off to see it again this week :) Thanks for posting this - I love Meryl Streep so your comments on her were great and you dealt with her feelings sensitively!
Streep is my all time favourite actress. I was hoping she'd have a bigger role
I loved the first movie for beeing so cheerful
In this sequel all happy scenes were followed by sad scenes immediately.. idk but I wish they would've found a different way to deal with Donna
I was more shocked than like sad but the second time watching it, it hit me so bad I had to step out, but overall it was an awesome movie. This really made me feel better about Donna passing so❤️
I am huge Meryl Streep fan and I loved the first Mamma Mia movie! The story of Mamma Mia 2 is sad and yet very beautiful and well written! Lilly James was an amazing choice! I saw it Monday and cried me eyes out! ♥️
I have been feeling quite low in spirit lately and this film has been exactly what I needed to lift me out of the doldrums. Streep's appearance at the end was just enough and perfect. She has a brilliant voice and is a great actress, but I find Streep has become a bit of an over actor. - A kind of caricature of herself in the roles she has played of late. She made absolutely the right decision not to be in the movie too much because her greater presence may have over shadowed the younger cast, whom I loved. They brought a freshness to the storyline and took me back to the seventies. The music has been so revitalised and made relevant to a new generation of ABBA fans. The young cast can all sing and dance. It can't be easy playing a younger version of such an established and much loved older cast. I have to say, I'm with the performers when they say they thought that the sequel felt better. For me, it most certainly is better. I want to watch it again and again, unlike my reaction to the first, which is fun and who doesn't love ABBA songs? However the screeching and pitchiness really hurt my ears in the first Mamma Mia. In fact I didn't want to see Mamma Mia 2, because I couldn't take the high pitch of Amanda's voice in some songs and Meryl's over the top rendition of the winner takes it all (though, credit where credit is due, Meryl can really work those vocal chords), I can listen to her better than I can watch her singing that song. However, my daughter showed me some previews and I just had to go and see the movie. It is a joy to watch. Emotional in places. I can't deny I also sobbed my heart out. Brilliant performances by the whole cast. Loved Cher, she was just what was needed to build up an exciting climax to a party scene. Nonetheless, my favourite bit that puts a huge smile on my face has to be Waterloo.
I cried my eyes out when Meryl Streep showed up in the church scene! I wish she was willing to do more but I still am happy that she made an appearance.
took my mom to see this as the 1st one was one of our go to movies when i was little. she grabbed my hand during the chapel scene at the end and we were both bawling our eyes out. such a touching scene
It was perfect how it was handled. If she wasn't in the movie at all it would have been odd and easily dismissed that she didn't want to have any part with the sequel but having her at the end and how it was written and handled was brilliant.
As a massive Mamma Mia fan, the shock of Donna's death overshadowed the movie for me. I was just very sad, and the Christening scene with Donna and Sophie finished me.
A brilliant movie! Lily James is perfect as the young Donna. It was wonderful to see the amazing original cast again (who somehow have stayed as youthful as they were 10 years ago), and it was amazing to have Sher and gorgeous Andy Garcia join the cast.
I will see it again to truly appreciate it for the great piece of art that it is and will no doubt watch the 2 movies back to back many times 💞
I just wasn't prepared for the emotional battering I took from this movie. I loved the young Donna scenes and the Meryl scene with the baby was HEART WRENCHING. I just... I wasn't prepared. I cried myself sick. I cried through the whole movie and I'm crying thinking about it now.
It was genius! Old, fresh story, and I loved it. It also gave way to the best scene in the movie having Donna's ghost turn into sort of a guardian angel to her grand kid. And that mother daughter embrace that only Sophie and Donna knew was happening. Great movie.
I loved the direction they went with the movie because I felt it had much more impact and emotion, and really made me connect and feel for the characters. Ofc I love mamma Mia 1 still and Meryl Streep but I think having Donna pass away was the best move as it made the movie deeper and touching as it pulled on my heartstrings multiple times❤️
... Ten years later Mamma Mia 3
Donna is back to life
I of course, like everyone else, wish we could have seen more of Meryl Streep. But what the producers did with the story was so touching and heartwarming that I wouldn’t have it any other way!
I wished Meryl would have been in more scenes, but I do think now it is better with old Donna dead than away as the movie deepened in its emotions. The scene in the chapel had me let a tear drop from my eye, proving again how Meryl is such a great actress
I loved the movie but it made it even more emotional knowing that Donna passed away. I was looking forward to seeing Meryl Streep but Mamma Mia has such a great cast, an all star cast that I still very much enjoyed it. And Cher was the cherry on top, she is just sensational, no matter what she does, just amazing. 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟
Me too
Absolutely love this movie. Lily James was perfect for the role as the young Donna. I was not upset that Meryl wasn't in a major role in the movie. That scene though in the chapel got me crying a river. The only thing that bother me was the inaccurate timeline from the two films when Donna meets the three men.
Was in tears when I saw Donna 😭
I have the soundtrack on repeat! I loved the film so much
Cannot get those ABBA tracks out of my head since I saw it, Husnaa! :-) (Not that I'm complaining!) Would also have liked more Meryl in the movie though that ending is incredibly emotional.
I loved the movie. I agree on wanting more Meryl Streep, but the way she was in the movie was moving. The did great story in a touching way. I did love the back story on Donna. Great movie and great music.
I've always been a huge fan of Mamma Mia and when I knew Mamma Mia 2 was becoming real, I couldn't believe!! I loved every single detail from the movie 💙 Congrats to everyone who helped making this amazing little piece of art.
PS: Yes, I cried :(
I with my mother and she’s really sick and we went to see this as her birthday present and the thing where they were singing a duet ( Meryl Streep and Amanda sayfred) I was balling! Like I couldn’t hold the tears back😢
I really loved this movie I've seen it 3 times.
Killing her made the first one sad as well. She and Sam spend their whole lives apart and then only get 4 years together before she dies.
I have the best idea for what it should have been. 5 years after the first one, Sophie and Sky return to the island for Thanksgiving at Donna’s... as do Rosie, Tanya, the dads, etc... the first time everyone’s been together since the wedding 5 years ago! The vibe would be less sunny and beachy and more Thanksgiving-y.... oh and Donna’s alive and welcomes everyone. So once the big gang is all together, they cozy up next to the fire and ask Donna to tell the story of how she met all three dads. Then we’d get the whole flashback story from the movie... basically it would be way less of the modern-day story and way more of the prequel story (and the prequel story would be where we get all the sunny beachy vibes). And then at the end of the night (once the prequel story is done being told by Donna), everyone wipes the tears from their eyes and Thanksgiving is over. That would be so easy and quick for Meryl to do because it would be mostly flashbacks. And she could still perform My Love My Life with Sophie at the end maybe when Sophie leaves the island with her family.... and Donna could hug her granddaughter during the song so we can all bawl 😃 I feel like that’s so good.... the Thanksgiving vibes would set it apart visually from the first movie... no one would have to die... we’d still get the amazing flashbacks of young Donna....
I really liked your screenplay.... u should definitely pursue it further. All the best!
I really loved the movie but i never understood why Meryl Streep only appeared in 2 scenes but now i understand so thanks for posting this video💙
I cried and sing along to everything XD ugh i wanna watch it again
I agree 100% with you! I wish they had found a way to keep Donna alive in the sequel, even if she was just a few minutes in the movie! Killing Donna was terrible for me!
I was a bit shocked when I realised I couldn't help myself and cry when she joins the cast for the Super Trouper performance not just for her but mainly she was a huge part of the Mamma Mia story. Obviously I enjoyed the movie a lot and Lilly's Donna was amazing.
I really enjoyed the 2nd movie, and I did cry my eyes out in the theatre. I love ABBA's music, and the story, the cast, eveything is perfect. I'm now planning to go and see it AGAIN!
I loved the movie! I did miss Meryl Streep at the beginning and was truly disappointed to know that she had died, but was so pleasantly surprised to see her most touching part in the end. I LOVED IT!!!! I'm going to see it again with my mother.
I cried my EYES out at the end of Sophie’s babies baptism when Donna was with Sophie as her spirit.
I think it's cool that she didn't care to be in a sequel but still did the bit she did. Very classy towards the fans.
For me this movie was depressing. I don't say that is bad, but I prefer the original, I think is much better. The film lost the main essence of its predecessor, the feel good factor and I missed Streep so much.
Blue CM, me too!
Blue CM. I diaagree I loves the second one more but their both really good
Couldnt agree more
I actually liked the 2nd one better than the first, I liked the story better, having more emotional depth. I felt the story of 1 is a bit shallow and less realistic. I think there had been more brainstorming with 2, thinking of how the prequel story will unfold. Also, I liked the dances more in 2. Waterloo scene for the gold!
I agree way too sad
I went to see this film at the cinema... can’t believe it’s been 3 years... I cried when Sophie sang I’ve been waiting for you and when Donna has Sophie...
I walked away with mixed feelings from this movie. I loved the prequel aspect but thought it was very unnecessary for Donna to be dead. In fact I hated that part of the story. Amanda did an awesome job with Sophie & I can see why she preferred this one over the first. I also hated not seeing Donna married to Sam. I wish they did it more as a flashback or put the movie 10 or 15 years in the future. I would feel better about Donna’s death if that much time had past. I was thrilled to see Meryl at the end. This movie really was an ocean of emotions.
I laughed, I cried, I laughed again and at the end I think everyone in the cinema was crying.
I love that movie I seen it five times this week gets better every time
I love MAMMA MIA 2 and although Meryl is only a small part in the film but it is so moving and perfect. This part is a balance in the film not only laughing but more touching, the love between mother and daughter never extinct.
i cried when rosie did and i cried during the chapel scene holy
Mamma Mia 2 was perfect. It was very sad that Donna had passed away but it brought depth to the sequel. The cameo appearance by Meryl Streep in the chapel for Sophie’s baby’s baptism was amazing! It shows that even tho the mom is deceased the mother - daughter bond will remain forever! 😟😊🙃
I THINK THE SAMEEE. Meryl should appear in more scenes, I cried all the movie :(. I had been waiting for this movie since 10 years. But the movie was excellent, I loved it. Kisses from Argentina and sorry for my bad English. Very good channel 🤙🏼👍🏼
I was so satisfied with all the choices. It made the movie that much more interesting
I had no idea when I sat in the theatre she had died. I was traumatized the entire thing but in the best way. The rest of my party was unaware of my lack of knowledge on Donna's passing. Let's say they watched my reactions just as much as the movie infront of us. I have never bawled that much in a public space.. thanks Meryl. You've duped me once again.
I was devastated and honestly, I’m not gonna go see it again until it’s available to download.
I saw the first one 5 times in the cinema, so this is just awful
If Meryl didn’t want to do it then they shouldn’t have made it! They couldn’t just released fernando and super trouper for fun or for charity or something with Cher and Meryl and the old cast
It just made what should have been a fun filled film very sad to be honest!
Thanks for sharing! I was very curious why they killed off Donna, especially when Merryl did appear at the end of the movie. This seems like a reasonable explanation, though. Also makes me think maybe Merryl thought more of the sequel than she expected to.
I was almost disruptively mad in the theater realizing Meryl was not going to be in the movie.
I’m mad about it all over again now watching this video.
I saw it tonight and I cried...a lot.
It was wonderful
I've seen it three times (in a week) and cried every time 😂😢😢💖
I was shocked and saddened at first to see Donna had died.. definitely missed her in not having more scenes. I wish they would of elaborated in how Donna died but I still loved it... I cried like a baby a few times throughout the movie..
In my opinion, Parker's decision about making Donna dead was absolutely bad! He could make a lot of scripts in this situation. If I were him, I would send Donna for a trip, exactly the same as when she was young and then I would show retrospection scenes with Lily. Meryl wouldn't play a big role, she would appear at the final scene, coming back from her trip and Sophie would tell her she is pregnant. It could be a really touching scene, when Donna realizes that she will be a grandmother. It's too difficult to understand why Donna died, especially when we don't know what happenned to her.
My mom liked this musical, and she actually passed before they made part 2, so watching that particular scene did make me want to bawl my eyes out for sure!
I loved the first movie but when I knew Donna died I didn't want to see the second movie of mamma mia anymore because I'm too close to the first one. I'm so sad and I can't accept it
paola m. SAME
paola m. they don’t deserve my money
Hiral Parikh just saw it and I didn't like it. It was ok to say the least. The first is better and I didn't like that Donna was dead.
You’re missing out though
I absolutely loved the first Mamma Mia. I went with friends to see Mammaa Mia here we go again thinking that it couldn't be better than the first one, but I have to say I was wrong!!! Fantastic movie, we all loved it... Would not change a thing...Loved it!!
I enjoyed the movie and cried buckets of tears. I can’t even listen to My Love, My Life without crying. I will say that I missed having Meryl on screen though. I thought maybe they could have made Donna a Broadway and that could have explained her absence. A musical within a musical! I did think the young cast did amazing and Lily James really does have the spirit of Donna. I just missed seeing the familiar Donna (Meryl)!
So many emotions seeing this movie. Totally understand why they did it the way they did, and loved the backstory. Emotionally satisfying on every level.
I hate that they killed Donna! Absolutely. It breaks my heart!