Money Talks for Amanda Seyfried: Mamma Mia! 2 is coming
Money Talks for Amanda Seyfried: Mamma Mia! 2 is coming
TheatreFan4
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/12/09
#1Money Talks for Amanda Seyfried: Mamma Mia! 2 is coming
Posted: 10/24/09 at 12:59pm
What else could get her to flip her position on a sequel?
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Amanda_Seyfried_Says_MAMMA_MIA_2_On_the_Way_20091024
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#2re: Money Talks for Amanda Seyfried: Mamma Mia! 2 is coming
Posted: 10/24/09 at 1:17pmOh yay! I'm counting the minutes til I finally find out what happened to what's-their-names!
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#2re: Money Talks for Amanda Seyfried: Mamma Mia! 2 is coming
Posted: 10/24/09 at 1:23pm
She was right the first time. This is beyond unnecessary.
... I will probably still see it.
TheatreFan4
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/12/09
#3re: Money Talks for Amanda Seyfried: Mamma Mia! 2 is coming
Posted: 10/24/09 at 1:24pmOf course you will, Emcee. We will ALL see it.
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#4re: Money Talks for Amanda Seyfried: Mamma Mia! 2 is coming
Posted: 10/24/09 at 1:33pmI will not.
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TheatreFan4
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/12/09
#5re: Money Talks for Amanda Seyfried: Mamma Mia! 2 is coming
Posted: 10/24/09 at 1:35pmYou lie, Namo.
#6re: Money Talks for Amanda Seyfried: Mamma Mia! 2 is coming
Posted: 10/24/09 at 2:46pm
There's no need for this, I actually don't believe it's happening until I see a trailer for it, and even then...
Still, if this ever comes to happen (and I hope it doesn't), expect me to be there Friday opening night.
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FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#7re: Money Talks for Amanda Seyfried: Mamma Mia! 2 is coming
Posted: 10/24/09 at 3:21pmI'm not, TF4. Fool me once, shame on them...
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#8re: Money Talks for Amanda Seyfried: Mamma Mia! 2 is coming
Posted: 10/24/09 at 3:45pmUgh. Must we endure a sequel? Must I sit through more of Amanda Seyfried?
And hang on, when did you win the discus?
degrassifan
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/23/08
#9re: Money Talks for Amanda Seyfried: Mamma Mia! 2 is coming
Posted: 10/24/09 at 3:52pmAmanda Seyfried, in my opinion, was one of the best things about the movie.
#10re: Money Talks for Amanda Seyfried: Mamma Mia! 2 is coming
Posted: 10/24/09 at 4:09pm
I know it's fun to dump on MM because it is a terrible film, which it is, BUT...
... there is a lot of really good material in the back catalog of B&B that could make this into something half-way decent. I'd venture to say that they picked a lot of the WEAKEST songs for MM, so there is a possibility of this being better than MM, for whatever that's worth - something true of very few sequels, let alone jukebox sequels as most jukebox shows blow their load with the first show (that's kinda the point!).
And isn't the biggest US Abba song "Fernando" which isn't even in MM (yeah Meryl hums a few bars of it, but you know what I mean)? And weren't many of their songs huge hits in Europe, like "Arrival", which were never even released as singles here? I'm just saying, there IS a an untapped market for the majority of the B&B catalogue... and maybe B&B will write a new tune or two for Meryl?
Either way, I'd MUCH rather this than the Knightley/Craig MFL.
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millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#11re: Money Talks for Amanda Seyfried: Mamma Mia! 2 is coming
Posted: 10/24/09 at 5:20pm
I hope they don't do a sequel.
I think sequels sometimes ruin the entire point of the first show. It is better to have that element of mystery/wonder at the end of the show rather than have someone try to tie everything up nicely in a sequel.
**SPOILER ABOUT ENDING** Do we really need a movie that shows us what happens to Sophie after she decides to postpone her wedding? Is she married and does she have kids? **END SPOILER** It doesn't really matter. That is something you are left wondering about at the end of the show. I just find the whole thing pointless. If you know what happens in the second movie, it ruins the fun of the first.
There are some movies that I do not mind the sequels, such as Shrek, Spider-Man and Harry Potter. Those work obviously (even though I realize people thought the third Spider-Man movie was horrible).
But, I guess they will do whatever they want to try to capitalize off the success of the show and the movie.
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WishingOnlyWounds2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/25/08
#12re: Money Talks for Amanda Seyfried: Mamma Mia! 2 is coming
Posted: 10/24/09 at 9:27pm
*Potential spoiler*
Not gonna lie, I wanna know who the father is.
2008: Feb. 18- Rent, Feb. 19- Curtains, April 18- Xanadu, April 22- Wicked, April 26- Legally Blonde, May 31- Wicked, June 13- The Little Mermaid, June 28- Wicked and Young Frankenstein, July 2- The Little Mermaid, July 6- A Chorus Line and Legally Blonde, August 16- Xanadu, September 13- Legally Blonde and 13, September 28- Xanadu and Spring Awakening, Oct. 12-GYPSY and [title of show], Oct. 19- Hairspray & Legally Blonde, Nov. 9- Wicked and 13, Dec. 14-13, Dec. 26- Billy Elliot, 2009: Jan 1- Shrek, Jan 2- 13 and Wicked, Jan 4- 13, Feb 17- In The Heights, Feb 19- Billy Elliot, Feb 22- Sweeney Todd (tour), March 28- Mary Poppins, April 4- Mamma Mia!, April 15- Jersey Boys (on tour), April 25- next to normal & 9 to 5
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millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#13re: Money Talks for Amanda Seyfried: Mamma Mia! 2 is coming
Posted: 10/24/09 at 9:29pm
*Spoiler*
I wondered why they couldn't do a simple paternity test. I know they wouldn't have had the results in time for the wedding, but still...
"We like to snark around here. Sometimes we actually talk about theater...but we try not to let that get in our way." - dramamama611
TheatreFan4
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/12/09
#14re: Money Talks for Amanda Seyfried: Mamma Mia! 2 is coming
Posted: 10/24/09 at 9:32pm
**SPOILER**
Because they wouldn't have time to sing ABBA tunes in a doctor's waiting room.
WishingOnlyWounds2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/25/08
#15re: Money Talks for Amanda Seyfried: Mamma Mia! 2 is coming
Posted: 10/24/09 at 9:39pm
*Spoiler*
If this sequel does happen, and they still don't reveal who the father is... I just might hurt someone.
2008: Feb. 18- Rent, Feb. 19- Curtains, April 18- Xanadu, April 22- Wicked, April 26- Legally Blonde, May 31- Wicked, June 13- The Little Mermaid, June 28- Wicked and Young Frankenstein, July 2- The Little Mermaid, July 6- A Chorus Line and Legally Blonde, August 16- Xanadu, September 13- Legally Blonde and 13, September 28- Xanadu and Spring Awakening, Oct. 12-GYPSY and [title of show], Oct. 19- Hairspray & Legally Blonde, Nov. 9- Wicked and 13, Dec. 14-13, Dec. 26- Billy Elliot, 2009: Jan 1- Shrek, Jan 2- 13 and Wicked, Jan 4- 13, Feb 17- In The Heights, Feb 19- Billy Elliot, Feb 22- Sweeney Todd (tour), March 28- Mary Poppins, April 4- Mamma Mia!, April 15- Jersey Boys (on tour), April 25- next to normal & 9 to 5
May 1- Billy Elliot, May 3- Spelling Bee (tour), May 8- Chicago, May 21- Wicked, June 6- Everyday Rapture, June 23- The Wiz, June 25- Hair July 15- Shrek, August 9- Wicked, September 7- Rock of Ages, October 11- Next To Normal, October 23- The Marvelous Wonderettes, November 7- Ragtime November 29- Dreamgirls, December 25- Billy Elliot, December 30- Finian's Rainbow, 2010: January 9- Bye Bye Birdie, January 16- Memphis February 17- The Phantom of The Opera, February 18- God of Carnage, March 7- Billy Elliot, March 31- American Idiot
#16re: Money Talks for Amanda Seyfried: Mamma Mia! 2 is coming
Posted: 10/24/09 at 11:27pm
I have concluded the father is probably not Sam. If he is, though, Sophie definitely took after her mother in the voice department.
*Spoiler*
I too wish to find out who the father is.
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#17re: Money Talks for Amanda Seyfried: Mamma Mia! 2 is coming
Posted: 10/24/09 at 11:33pmIf this keeps Meryl from doing "August: Osage County" I will be happy. It's about time a movie studio out there grew some balls and let another actress 55-65 play a lead role for a change.
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madophelia
Stand-by Joined: 11/25/05
#18But not with Abba's music
Posted: 10/25/09 at 12:02am
Benny said no to that part. It was in the news last month. Check the Telegraph article linked below.
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