Mamma Mia! "Waterloo" was adapted into Brazilian Portuguese, this version was never used. In the Russian production the song "Happy New Year" is sung at the encore on New Year holidays shows. "Mamma Mia!" was adapted as a film, produced by Judy Craymer and Gary Goetzman, written by Catherine Johnson directed by Phyllida Lloyd and with Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, Björn Ulvaeus, and Benny Andersson as executive producers. Meryl Streep stars as Donna Sheridan and Amanda Seyfried as Sophie and Pierce Brosnan as Sam Carmichael. The movie also features Christine Baranski, Dominic Cooper, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård and Julie Walters. It premiered
Mamma Mia! (film series) first film with Streep since "Silkwood", as Ruby Sheridan, Donna's mother. Principal photography on the film began on August 12, 2017 in Croatia, including the island of Vis. The cast gathered in October 2017, at Shepperton Studios in Surrey, England, to film some song and dance numbers with Cher. Filming wrapped on December 2, 2017. Mamma Mia! (film series) Mamma Mia! and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again are an American musical film series based on the 1999 musical of the same name, based on the songs of successful pop group ABBA, with additional music composed by ABBA member Benny