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Amanda Seyfried Says She Won’t Do ‘Mamma Mia 2’ Without ABBA Music (Who Already Said They Won’t Do It)

Rodrigo Perez — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:45:00 +0000

Previously on “Mamma Mia 2” Watch (you know you check in all the time as we do), members of Swedish pop group ABBA, said they would not be involved with a sequel because they do not intend to license ABBA’s catalog for any further films.

Obviously, worried beyond belief to the point that we could no longer sleep at night, we suggested some musical alternates so the picture could move forward (Neil Diamond, Madonna, Elton John).

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How Can There Be ‘Mamma Mia! 2’ With No ABBA?

astrudsands — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:00:00 +0000

We are all for more female friendly fare at the box office. We understand the necessity in Hollywood to try and turn a successful film into a franchise. And boy do we like music. When you put all those things in a blender well…let’s just say you don’t get a smoothie (you get a shit smoothie).

Benny Andersson of ABBA has made it perfectly clear in interviews that he does not intend to license ABBA’s catalog for any further “Mamma Mia”-ing.

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Brits Love Them Some Abba, ‘Mamma Mia’ Breaks ‘Titantic’ Box-Office Record In U.K.

Spencer Martin — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:44:00 +0000

Who would have guessed that England held such an unconditional love for the 1970’s Swedish pop band Abba, strong enough in fact to drag them to theaters in droves to witness this years “Mamma Mia.” It was enough to catapult to film ahead of “Titanic” in the box-office records, pulling in $105.8 million so far (“Titanic” pulled in a measly $105 million).

Holy shit, right? Is there some sort of underground support for Abba and/or poorly staged musicals that we are just not aware of?

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“Mamma Mia!” Do Europeans, Women Love Crappy Music?

astrudsands — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:00:00 +0000

We at The Playlist noticed a news item in the Hollywood Reporter about ABBA- centric “Mamma Mia!” being one of the top grossing movies worldwide for 2008. The earnings so far have been largely in overseas markets but the film also had the largest opening weekend of any musical in U.S. history (well, just barely beating out “Hairspray”). The movie has even garnered it’s own sing-a-long version, for that extra special ABBA experience. This thing started as a West End play in 1999 and since then has grossed over $2 billion worldwide.

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‘Mama Mia!’ This Soundtrack Is Full Of ABBA Songs

Rodrigo Perez — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:44:00 +0000

The four members of ABBA made a rare appearance in Sweden this weekend at the premiere of “Mama Mia!,” the feature-length adaptation of the musical based on their songs.

It’s the first time the whole band has shown their faces in public in years and they were once rumored to have been offered a billion dollars to reunite for a world tour a few years ago.

Due in theaters July 18, the film includes 22 classic ABBA songs including “Dancing Queen,” “Take a Chance on Me” and “The Winner Takes It All.

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