A catchy sequel: "Mamma mía" returns to break through the past

"Mamma mia Here we go again" he travels between the gift of Sophie (girl) and the past of Donna (mother), in which he wrought Sophie's relationship with possible parents / outnow

A decade after its premiere, "Mamma mía", one of the most acclaimed music films in recent years, returns with a second "emotional" film charged to travel back to the past and "guided by the songs of ABBA."

"It took us ten years to find the right story, but the idea of ​​coming back was in our minds every days, "acknowledged Judy Craymer, its creator and producer, at the mbadive press conference of its presentation in London, a few days before its world premiere, will take place next Thursday.

"Mamma mía! We're going back" starts once after the moment when the first feature film is finished, with many flashbacks to the past, telling the story of Donna Sheridan, the character played by Meryl Streep and now corresponds to the British Lily James (known as "Cinderella").

James, who is one of the protagonists of this new story, acknowledges that it has been "a challenge" to give life to a "great woman, with so much vitality and energy "

. The 29-year-old performer revealed her admiration for her colleague Meryl Streep.

Another of the main characters of the sequel and at the same time the prequel to "Mamma Mia" is Amanda Seyfried, who takes her role of Sophie, Donna's daughter.

Seyfried, pointed out that what she likes most about the new movie is "the emotional connection between mother and daughter". "It was crazy, for me it was the same as going home," adds the American actress.

An idea that coincides with other actors who were in the first part and who repeat, like Pierce Brosnan, who plays one of his possible parents; Dominic Cooper, her boyfriend, and Christine Baranski, one of her mother's best friends.

Brosnan was "very grateful" for taking advantage of such a moment in his career.

"It was magical ten years ago and it's back to being now," he said, while Cooper had the privilege of "having the opportunity" to do so. "influence people's lives and help them one way or another"

together – they also repeat Julie Walters, Stellan Skarsgard, Colin Firth and, of course, Meryl Streep – and to welcome new incorporations from the "casting", among which are Andy Garcia, Jeremy Irvine, Josh Dylan, Alexa Dabies, Jessica Keenan Wynn, Hugh Skinner or Cher.

L & # 39; actress and singer is the star of this film, directed by Ol Parker, better known as a writer ("The Exotic Hotel Marigold") as a filmmaker, who replaces the task to Phyllida Lloyd. [19659005] Dear, who embodies Ruby Sheridan, Sophie's grandmother and mother of Donna, said that "it was difficult to be on a plateau where you are strangers to everyone."

"Cepe ndant, I felt very expensive In the end, I was kind of a grandmother for each of them, "joked the actress and singer, who confessed that her role was her has further appreciated the themes of Abba

. He has his feet on the ground and a great sense of humor, "admitted Andy Garcia, who plays a friend of Ruby in the film.

Characters whose stories, as in" Mamma mía ", are filmed through the songs of ABBA.

"The melodies and their lyrics are responsible for advancing the story and for that we had to find the right moment," said one of the members of D & B ABBA, Benny Andersson, who along with his partner Bjorn Ulveaus, was instructed to adapt his mythical themes to the film.

They again listen to songs like "Waterloo", "Mamma Mia" or "Dancing" Queen ", who has already starred in some of the most popular movies of the first film, and other themes are joined as" The Name of the Game "," Fernando "or" Know Me, Know Me ". 19659005] ABBA members took the opportunity to confirm the recording of two new songs. "It was very entertaining to do it again and the most curious thing was when these two women (in reference to their companions Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Agnetha Faltskog) started singing together. This sound … there is nothing like it, "says Ulvaeus

The two male components of the Swedish legendary band are involved in this new film, as they were in the first and in the theater comedy that revived the ABBA Phenomenon in 1999, 16 years after the quartet's separation.