Meryl Streep to return in ‘Mama Mia’ part 3?

Universal Studio chairman gives update on ‘Mama Mia’ part 3

By TCP News Desk February 24, 2026
Meryl Streep to return in ‘Mama Mia’ part 3?
Meryl Streep to return in ‘Mama Mia’ part 3?

Universal Studio chairman Dame Donna Langley teased Mama Mia part 3 along with the return of Meryl Streep.

During her appearance at the BAFTA Awards, where she also received the BAFTA Fellowship Award, dropped a major news about the new part.

At red carpet, in conversation with the Deadline, Langley said, "Yes, I’m going to say right now that there will be a Mamma Mia 3."

She added that while she doesn’t have a specific date for when film might be released, but she is currently in "conversations with the wonderful Judy Craymer," the original producer behind the ABBA musical.

When asked about whether Meryl Streep might return for the third film, Langley said, "If Meryl Streep would like to come back, we’ll find a way to bring her back."

Mama Mia! was released in 2008. The film, directed by Phyllida Lloyd and written by Catherine Johnson, is based on her book from the 1999 musical of the same name.

The story follows Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) as she prepares for her wedding at her mother, Donna's Grecian island hotel.

What Donna doesn’t know is that Sophie has invited three of her ex-lovers (Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, and Stellan Skarsgård) in hopes that one of them is her father and will agree to walk her down the aisle.

Its sequel was released in 2013 with Lily James as young Donna, and following the romance she had with the same three men in 1979.

Earlier this year, Seyfried said that she thinks the third film should focus on her character Sophie as a mother.

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