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Amanda Seyfried and Lily James talk with Kathie Lee Gifford and Sheinelle Jones about making the film. Seyfried says a truly special moment for her was being able to relate to Meryl Streep’s character as a new mother herself.

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Amanda Seyfried And Lily James Talk ‘Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again’ | TODAY

[GPL]

Lily James is my favourite actor ever ❤️

[samhaigh]

The way Amanda and Lily looked at each other at 25 seconds. They really adore each other.

[marinbianchi]

Lily James I watched this movie and You are really amazing actress and You are so beautiful

[jessicawesthues]

Well... I just saw Mamma Mia 2 and I'm not quite sure how to put my emotions into words. I won't spoiler, though, so feel free to keep reading even if you haven't seen the movie (I think that no matter what stage of knowledge you're at, we all know that Meryl doesn't have a lot of screen time, so I don't consider that a spoiler!).
I didn't know what to expect. Mamma Mia is one of my favourite movies of all times and it holds a very special place in my heart. As we have all seen countless bad or semi-bad (slash repetitive!) sequels, I wasn't sure what to think when I heard they were making a sequel / prequel to the ultimate feel-good musical movie of 2008, especially when I found out Meryl's part wouldn't be very large (that is not a spoiler ;)!).
So I drove to the cinema tonight thinking I might hate it, or be disappointed, or like it, but that it would certainly not be as good as the first and NEVER EVER hold the place in my heart that the first one does. But now, I'm not so sure...
Of course the film has too little Meryl in it for my liking (and probably most of you, too), but that is not the point. That cannot be the only reason you judge a film (in my opinion anyway). Besides the fact she's hardly in it (and Lily seems to have brown eyes, not Meryl's lovely piercing blue ones; also, not a spoiler!) I cannot find anything wrong with this movie. I'm pretty sure, looking at it from a movie critic's view (which I'm not, so forgive me), it will receive better reviews and probably will be considered by many as the "better" film (although everyone may have their own opinion about that).
I'll just say - because I don't want to spoil it for the people who haven't seen it yet - it's deeper. Much, much deeper. Mamma Mia was a party. The greatest, most vibrant party I have ever seen, with people leaving movie theaters skipping and singing. This movie covers the day after the party, and the day before, and all the ones inbetween. It's about growing up, friendships, love, heartbreaks, family, relationships and - most importantly - motherhood & the bond between a parent and their child. I don't think anyone who is a parent, or a sister or a daughter, could walk out of this movie without having shed a couple of tears (personally, I bawled for the last 10 minutes straight). It's heartbreaking, and emotional... and so very, very true.
But most of the time, it is actually hilarious to the point where you start crying because you're laughing so much. I won't name any particular scenes (I promised, no spoilers), but I haven't seen a movie that made me laugh so much for a very long time.
So thank you. Thank you Ol, Judy, Gary, Catherine, Phyllida, Richard, Rita and Tom.
Thank you Christine, Pierce, Dominic, Alexa, Colin, Andy, Lily, Jessica, Amanda, Stellan, Julie, Cher and - my love and my whole life - Meryl.
But most of all, thank you to ABBA, to Benny, Björn, Agnetha and Anni-Frid for these songs. Nothing like this would have ever been possible without your work. Nothing touches our soul quite like music.
So thank you. Thank you for the music ❤

[malichi]

wow Liily James is never knew.She done a great job.
Loved the movie.I was expecting more of the same, but got totally different.My eyes welled up more than
Cher stole the

[lindabartee]

Lily James and Amanda you both are fantastic in MAMMA MIA

[markgowans]

I read online the other day that a third movie IS being planned

[samataba]

Killing Donna in MM2 is uncalled for. 😭 😭 😭

[martinerigard]

They’re beauty thats all. okay bye #mammamiafan