Amanda Seyfried doesn’t give up on her hopes for a third Mama Mia! movie and says she’s more motivated than ever to see it happen.
Talk with PEOPLE at the Los Angeles premiere of Ann Lee’s will on December 14, the actress made it clear that she was ready to continue pushing for Mom Mia 3especially if it allows her beloved character Sophie to enter a new phase of life.
When asked what Sophie’s future might look like if the franchise returned, Seyfried immediately imagined motherhood.
“Oh, with kids. I mean, I love being a mom,” the 40-year-old said, drawing parallels between her own life and Sophie’s journey.
“I love playing a mother and would love to delve into the curiosities of motherhood and raising children on a Greek island, just like Donna did with Sophie.”
Meryl Streep played Donna, Sophie’s free-spirited mother, in the original 2008 musical.
Seyfried thinks exploring Sophie as a parent could open up new emotional terrain for the story.
“I think it would be really interesting,” she said, adding that while she’s not sure where the plot would go, she’s confident the core of the franchise would remain the same.
“I have no idea where the story is going, but I know there will be a lot of singing and dancing.”
His enthusiasm doesn’t stop there. Seyfried made it clear she wasn’t waiting quietly on the sidelines.
“I’m going to keep campaigning for this film until I’m blue in the face,” she said, emphasizing how determined she was to see the third installment made.
There are reasons to be optimistic.
Producer Judy Craymer has confirmed that a script for Mom Mia 3 is already finished and the film remains in development as a continuation of the 2018 film Mama Mia! Here we go again.
“Well, we know what we want to do with the movie, and it will happen,” Craymer said. Deadline in May, while also discussing the possibility of Sabrina Carpenter joining the cast alongside Seyfried and Streep.
Off-screen, Seyfried brings real-life experience to the idea of motherhood.
She shares daughter Nina, 8, and son Thomas, 5, with her husband, actor Thomas Sadoski.
The couple got engaged in 2016, eloped the following year, and now live with their children on a farm in upstate New York.
For Seyfried, both on and off screen, motherhood seems to be a story she’s more than ready to continue telling.
