They Cast Sophie for the Mamma Mia movie! — Page 2

It's true...I have heard to same thing.

Loved her in MEAN GIRLS. To be fair, she's not that way in "real life" and could turn out to be a sensational Sophie. I haven't seen enough of her work to judge.

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GOOD for her!! She was quite good in MEAN GIRLS - she did so much with just a few lines. She's beautiful and she has to be relatively intelligent to have turned in that performance in MEAN GIRLS... the humor was too subtle. She's great.

They will be filming in Greece on location!

More info from IBDB Message Boards:

"I like Emmy Rossum for Sophie - although the likes of Mandy Moore and Anne Hathaway could work, too. I think Kirsten Dunst can sing, too; she sang in Get Over It, but her voice might not be powerful enough for the role. But thinking about it - an older actress could also play Sophie. Scarlett Johansson could be good - she was originally in talks with Andrew Lloyd Webber to play Maria von Trapp in a production of the Sound of Music which began playing in London's West End in November 2006 - so she must be able to sing well."

"Donna- Madonna (But I like Meryl too, don't know if she can sing though)
Tanya- Nicole Kidman
Rosie- Megan Mullally (she must play this! she would be the absolute best)"


"Goldie Hawn NEEDS to play Tanya with Kathy Nijimi as Rosie..."

"Reba would be an awesome Tanya...sure she's a red head with a Southern accent, but she's totally got the spunk...it could work!"

"Someone else for sophie I hadn't thought about is Zooey Deschanel."

Hmmmm......

Allentown2-I don't agree with any of your casting. Emmy Rossum or Scarlett Johannsenn as Sophie? Ta;l about random. And I don't agree with your Harry and Bill. What made you think of those actors?

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She's fantastic. For those of you who doubt her acting ability, check out her Law & Order: SVU episode.

"and then she probably wouldnt of got Mamma Mia"

wouldn't HAVE! wouldn't HAVE! wouldn't HAVE! wouldn't HAVE! wouldn't HAVE!

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If she has indeed been cast, then one presumes she can. Mind you, ABBA isn't quite the same as Sondheim...

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The music is not MUSICALLY as difficult as SS - but it is rangey - esp for the woman. Don't underestimate!

WARNING - THEATRE SNOB APPROACHING:

Hollywood producers are HARDLY good judges of talent and ability. Especially when it comes to singing.


(The theatre snob has left the building)

WARNING - REALIST APPROACHING:

They're casting for the film, not the theatre. If she can hold it together enough to sound good in the studio and look good on film, then it counts, whether or not she has the pipes for eight weekly belts.

I'm genuinely not in an argumentative mood, just playing a little devil's advocate today. Usually I'm as snobby as the rest of us. :3

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I think she's really creepy looking but to each his own.

is it bad that i think tina maddigan should have been casted as sophie?...she was the original

No