Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again Dvd

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again is a 2018 jukebox musical romantic comedy film written and directed by Ol Parker, from a story by Parker, Catherine Johnson, and Richard Curtis. It is a follow-up to the 2008 film Mamma Mia!, which in turn is based on the West End/Broadway musical of the same name using the music of ABBA. The film features an ensemble cast, including Dominic Cooper, Amanda Seyfried, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård, Jeremy Irvine, Josh Dylan, Hugh Skinner, Lily James, Jessica Keenan Wynn, Alexa Davies, Christine Baranski, Julie Walters, Andy García, Meryl Streep, and Cher. Both a prequel and a sequel, the plot is set after the events of the previous film, and also features flashbacks to 1979, telling the story of Donna Sheridan’s arrival on the island of Kalokairi and her first meetings with her daughter Sophie’s three possible fathers.

Due to the financial success of the first film, Universal Pictures had long been interested in a sequel. The film was officially announced in May 2017, with Parker hired to write and direct. In June 2017, many of the original cast confirmed their involvement, with James being cast in the role of Young Donna that July. Filming took place from August to December 2017 in Croatia, Bordeaux, Stockholm, Oxford, Hampton and at Shepperton Studios. A British and American joint venture, the film was co-produced by Playtone, Littlestar Productions and Legendary Entertainment.

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again was premiered at the Hammersmith Apollo in London on July 16, 2018, and was released in the United Kingdom and the United States on July 20, 2018, ten years to the week after its predecessor’s release, in both standard and IMAX formats. The film was a box office success, grossing $395 million worldwide and received generally positive reviews, with critics praising the performances and musical numbers.

The film is dedicated to the memory of production designer Alan Macdonald.

Plot

Sophie Sheridan is preparing for the grand reopening of her mother Donna’s hotel, following Donna’s death a year earlier (“Thank You for the Music”). She is upset because two of her three possible fathers, Harry and Bill, are unable attend the reopening. She also has relationship trouble with her boyfriend Sky, in New York to learn about hotel management, who has just received a job offer there (“One of Us”).

In a flashback to 1979, a young Donna graduates from New College, Oxford with Rosie and Tanya (“When I Kissed the Teacher”) and decides to travel the world. In Paris, she meets with Harry (“Waterloo”). They spend the night together, but Donna leaves soon after for Greece. She misses her boat to the island of Kalokairi, but is offered a ride by Bill in his yacht and, on the way, they help a stranded fisherman, Alexio, back to shore in time to stop the love of his life from marrying another. Unbeknownst to Donna, Harry has followed her to Kalokairi; however, he arrived too late, and sadly watches the boat sailing off in the distance (“Why Did it Have to Be Me?”).

In the present, Tanya and Rosie arrive to support Sophie with the hotel reopening and it’s revealed that Rosie and Bill have split up (“Angel Eyes”). Sophie then visits Sam, who, like Sophie, is still grieving over the death of Donna. Back in the past, Donna arrives on the island (“I Have a Dream”) after being dropped off by Bill, who leaves for a sailing competition, promising to be back in a few weeks. While exploring an abandoned farmhouse, Donna discovers a horse spooked during a sudden storm. She seeks help and finds a young Sam riding his motorcycle, who helps her to save the horse. Back in the present, a storm has caused serious disruption to Sophie’s plans for the grand reopening.

Back in the past, Donna and Sam are enjoying a whirlwind romance (“Andante, Andante”, “The Name of the Game”) until Donna discovers a picture of Sam’s fiancée Lorraine in his drawer. Devastated, Donna demands Sam leave and refuses to see him again (“Knowing Me, Knowing You”). In the present, Sam tells Sophie how much her mother valued her. Meanwhile, Harry leaves his business deal in Tokyo to support Sophie, while in Stockholm, Bill has the same idea. Bill and Harry meet at the docks but are told there are no boats to Kalokairi. They then see Sky, who has also come after realizing his love for Sophie exceeds any job opportunity. However, they meet Alexio who gives Bill, Harry and Sky boat passage.

In the past, a depressed Donna is visited by Tanya and Rosie. In a local bar, Donna regains her spirit with Tanya and Rosie’s help (“Mamma Mia”). She discovers Bill has returned to the island, and they go out on his boat. While they are gone, Sam returns, having recently ended his engagement for Donna, but is saddened to hear that she is with another man and leaves the island once again. Donna discovers she is pregnant but has no idea which one of her three recent lovers is the father. Sofia, the mother of the owner of the bar where Donna performs, overhears Donna’s wish to stay on the island. Donna happily accepts her offer to let her live at her farmhouse, where she eventually gives birth to Sophie.

Back in the present, the guests have arrived at the party and Sophie is reunited with her other two fathers and Sky (“Dancing Queen”). Sophie reveals to Sky that she is pregnant and has never felt closer to her mother, having now understood what she went through in the exact same location. Bill and Rosie reunite over their grief for Donna. Sophie’s estranged grandmother and Donna’s mother, Ruby, arrives despite Sophie having decided not to invite her. She reveals that Sky tracked her down in New York and she wants to build a real relationship with Sophie. Sophie then performs a song with Tanya and Rosie in honor of her mother (“I’ve Been Waiting For You”), with her grandmother tearfully telling her afterwards how proud she is of her. Ruby later reunites with Fernando, the hotel’s manager and her former lover back in 1959 (“Fernando”).

Nine months later, Sophie has given birth to a baby boy, named Donny. Everyone has gathered for his christening where Tanya flirts with Fernando’s brother, Rafael. The ceremony takes place with Donna’s spirit proudly watching over her daughter as the two of them have one final moment before Donna’s spirit passes on (“My Love, My Life”). The end credits show all the characters, including Donna and the younger cast, sing “Super Trouper” at a huge party at Hotel Bella Donna.

Cast

Left to right: Alexa Davies, Lily James, Jessica Keenan Wynn, on MTV International in 2018

Left to right: Hugh Skinner, Jeremy Irvine, Josh Dylan, on MTV International in 2018
Amanda Seyfried as Sophie Sheridan-Rymand, Donna’s daughter, Ruby’s granddaughter, Sam’s stepdaughter, Sky’s girlfriend, and Donny’s mother.
Meryl Streep as Donna Sheridan-Carmichael, founder of Donna and the Dynamos, Sophie’s mother, Ruby’s daughter, Sam’s late wife, Sky’s mother-in-law, Donny’s grandmother and best friend of Tanya & Rosie.
Lily James as Young Donna.
Dominic Cooper as Sky Rymand, Sophie’s husband, Donna’s son-in-law, and Donny’s father.
Christine Baranski as Tanya Chesham-Leigh, one of Donna’s best friends and former bandmates in Donna and the Dynamos; a rich three-time divorcee.
Jessica Keenan Wynn as Young Tanya.
Julie Walters as Rosie Mulligan, one of Donna’s best friends and former bandmates in Donna and the Dynamos; a fun-loving author in a relationship with Bill.
Alexa Davies as Young Rosie.
Pierce Brosnan as Sam Carmichael, an architect, Sophie’s stepfather/possible father, Ruby’s son-in-law, Donna’s widower, and Donny’s possible grandfather.
Jeremy Irvine as Young Sam.
Colin Firth as Harry Bright, a British businessman, Sophie’s possible father, and Donny’s possible grandfather.
Hugh Skinner as Young Harry.
Stellan Skarsgård as Bill Anderson, a Swedish sailor and travel writer, Sofia’s great-nephew, Sophie’s possible father, Donny’s possible grandfather and Lazaros’s cousin. Skarsgard also plays Kurt Anderson, Bill’s obese twin brother.
Josh Dylan as Young Bill.
Andy García as Fernando Cienfuegos, the Mexican manager of the Hotel Bella Donna, old lover of Ruby’s from 1959.
Cher as Ruby Sheridan, Donna’s mother, Sophie’s grandmother, Donny’s great-grandmother, and Sam’s mother-in-law.
Maria Vacratsis as Sofia, Bill’s great aunt and Sophie’s namesake, a local who owns the shack in which Donna and Sam stay and which eventually becomes Donna’s home.
Celia Imrie as the Vice-Chancellor of the university at which Donna, Tanya and Rosie studied.
Omid Djalili as a Greek customs officer.
Naoko Mori as Yumiko
Cameo appearances

Björn Ulvaeus as a university professor.
Benny Andersson as the pianist in the Parisian restaurant during “Waterloo”.
Jonathan Goldsmith as Don Rafael Cienfuegos, brother of Fernando Cienfuegos.