Here we go again – Stellan Skarsgård is hinting that Meryl Streep could come back in a possible third oh mom movie.
“Everyone can be brought back into the movies,” Skarsgård, 74, said. Us Weekly in the 2026 Golden Globes press room on Sunday, January 11. “In the movies, it’s great!”
Streep’s involvement in a potential Mamma Mia 3 has always been questionable since her character, Donna Sheridan, was killed off before the events of the 2018 sequel, Mamma Mia! Here we go again.
The three-time Oscar winner still returned for dream sequences Here we go againwhile Lily James she played a younger version of Donna in flashback scenes. (Both oh mom i Here we go again are inspired by the music of the iconic Swedish pop group ABBA.)
Regardless of Streep’s possible involvement, the winner of the newly minted Golden Globe had an exciting update on another oh mom the sequel becomes a reality.
“A lot of people are working on it to get it back,” Skarsgård revealed we.
He then teased with a sly smile, “She’s not dead, you know! Meryl Streep (as Donna) is not dead!”
oh mom producer Judy Craymer revived talk of a new sequel in October 2023 when he said variety that the project will “happen” over time.
“I’m in the privileged position that I have Universal Studios who want to do it, who I love to work with and have a history with,” Cramer, 68, said. “It always takes a certain amount of time oh mom. (ABBA Benny Andersson i Björn Ulvaeus) always take a certain amount of convincing. I don’t know how much more convincing they’re going to get because everyone wants another movie.”
various oh mom cast members have echoed Skarsgård’s interest in returning for another sequel. James confirmed The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in October 2020 that it would be “signed, sealed, delivered” for a sequel, while Amanda Seyfried – who portrayed Donna’s daughter, Sophie – he assured Deadline in September 2025 that the project was progressing.
Meryl Streep in ‘Mamma Mia!’
Universal Collection/Courtesy Everett“It’s (happening), I think,” he hesitantly confirmed at the Toronto International Film Festival at the time. “We all said, yes, definitely! It’s our way of marketing and getting support… Big movies like this are all about studio time.”
Seyfried even pitched she housewife to cost Sydney Sweeney on the one hand Mamma Mia 3 during an interview with Entertainment tonight in November 2025.
“Sydney Sweeney might appear,” he declared at the 16th annual Governors Awards in Los Angeles. “There are a lot of girls who really want to be a part of this, and I’m all for it.”
The 2008 film adaptation of the Broadway musical revolved around Donna’s daughter Sophie (Seyfried), who got married on the fictional Greek island of Kalokairi. However, Sophie’s destination wedding becomes a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to finally find out the identity of her long-lost father, as Donna’s ex-boyfriends, Sam (Pierce Brosnan), Bill (Skarsgård) and Harry (Colin Firth) all appear on the island.
In the 2018 sequel, Mamma Mia! Here we go againSophie deals with her mother’s recent death, as new secrets emerge about Donna’s lost summer in 1979. The two movie musicals earned a combined $1 billion at the worldwide box office.
Oh mom! i Mamma Mia! Here we go again are available for streaming on Peacock.