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Mamma Mia! The Movie Production Notes (52 pages, pdf file)

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British actor COLIN FIRTH insists MAMMA MIA moviemakers only have themselves to blame if the big-screen adaptation of the stage musical flops - because they gave him his role without hearing him sing. Firth and co-stars Pierce Brosnan and Stellan Skarsgard all hit the high notes in the movie, which features a soundtrack by Swedish pop legends ABBA.

None of the acting trio are singers - so Firth is keeping his fingers crossed their voices don't kill the movie. He says, "They didn't audition me to sing. They didn't audition Pierce Brosnan to sing. Or Stellan Skarsgard. So they get whatever they deserved as far as I'm concerned."

Meryl Streep leads an all-star cast in the feature-film adaptation of the beloved musical that has been seen by more than 30 million people in 160 cities and 8 languages around the world.  Bringing the timeless lyrics and melodies of iconic super group ABBA to movie audiences, Summer 2008 is the season for Mamma Mia!

An independent, single mother who owns a small hotel on an idyllic Greek island, Donna (Streep) is about to let go of Sophie (Amanda Seyfried), the spirited daughter she’s raised alone.  For Sophie’s wedding, Donna has invited her two lifelong best girlfriends—practical and no-nonsense Rosie (Julie Walters) and wealthy, multi-divorcee Tanya (Christine Baranski)—from her one-time backing band, Donna and the Dynamos.  But Sophie has secretly invited three guests of her own. 

On a quest to find the identity of her father to walk her down the aisle, she brings back three men from Donna’s past to the Mediterranean paradise they visited 20 years earlier.  Over 24 chaotic, magical hours, new love will bloom and old romances will be rekindled on this lush island full of possibilities. 

Inspired by the storytelling magic of ABBA’s songs from “Dancing Queen” and “S.O.S.” to “Money, Money, Money” and “Take a Chance on Me,” Mamma Mia! is a celebration of mothers and daughters, old friends and new family found.

Mamma Mia is released in UK cinemas July 11th 2008

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18 April 2007

Colin Firth joins 'Mamma Mia'

Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgard and Christine Baranski are joining the feature line-up of Mamma Mia. The trio join Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan and Amanda Seyfried in the popular ABBA musical, which shoots from June-October in London and Greece.

The story revolves around a bride-to-be (Seyfried) and her formerly rebellious mum (Streep) who raised her on a Greek island and never disclosed the identity of her father.

The bride locates three men who might be her father and invites them to her wedding.

The musical features 22 ABBA songs, including Dancing Queen, Take a Chance on Me and The Winner Takes It All.

Firth is one of the three possible fathers, a British businessman. Skarsgard plays another possible dad. Baranski portrays a plastic surgery-loving party girl in her 40s who is bossy and boozy.

Phyllida Lloyd is directing the Universal Pictures project.

Tom Hanks will serve as an executive producer, along with ABBA members and songwriters Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus.

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

DVD & BLU-RAY HI DEF:

Street Date:  December 16, 2008

Copyright:  2008 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.

Price:                           

- SINGLE DISC DVD: $29.98 SRP

- 2-DISC SPECIAL EDITION: $34.98 SRP

- BLU-RAY HI-DEF: $39.98 SRP

Selection Number:        

- DVD SINGLE DISC WS:  61101999

- DVD SINGLE DISC FF: 61106622

- DVD 2-DISC WS: 61107917

- BLU-RAY HI-DEF: 61106619

Running Time: 1 hour, 49 minutes

Layers:                                     

·  DVD: Dual

·  BLU-RAY HI-DEF: BD-50

Aspect Ratio:                

- DVD FF: Full Frame 1.33:1

- DVD WS: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.40:1

- BLU-RAY HI-DEF: Widescreen 2.40:1

Rating: PG-13 (for some sex-related comments)

Technical Info: 

- Sound:

- DVD: Dolby Digital 5.1 English, French and Spanish

- BLU-RAY HI-DEF: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1; Spanish/French DTS Surround 5.1

- Subtitles:  English SDH, French and Spanish subtitles

Cast:

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