Sabrina Carpenter has been cast in a script for Mamma Mia 3 and is widely anticipated to play the lead role, but some fans are unsatisfied with the casting despite being an ABBA mega fan.
Pop superstar and multiple chart-topper Sabrina Carpenter has been tipped for an acting comeback as she takes on the lead role of the long-awaited Mamma Mia 3. The former Disney Channel star could follow in the footsteps of Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried and Lily James at the heart of the beloved franchise.
Fans eager to end the seven-year drought since Mamma Mia 2’s release may not have much more to wait. Judy Cramer, the writer behind the critically acclaimed West End series and its two highly acclaimed film spin-offs, has revealed she has written a script and is working on an ABBA-themed musical once more.
Speaking to Deadline, the producer hinted at Carpenter’s remarkable resemblance to both Seyfried and Streep’s original character: “She’d be a goddess or some relation who would look very much like Meryl Streep,” she said. “We know what we want to do with the movie, and it will happen.”
Many fans have taken to social media to express their disappointment at the potential casting and her acting lack, despite the film’s tightly-kept secret plot.
One on X complained, “This is another form of nepotism with the casting of Sabrina,” and another, “I hate Hollywood because what do you mean she’s playing her mother-they look like sisters”!
Although there is criticism, the casting makes sense in terms of music, and it’s obvious that Carpenter, who is the author of some of the biggest music videos in recent years, like Please, Please, Please, Please to Espresso, is also a notorious ABBA fan.
The 26-year-old, who has previously performed some of the group’s songs while on tour, already has a chance to practice singing some of their hits. The Swedish duo’s two cats are named after the band’s legendary Benny and Björn, earning them a spot as one of her most popular Spotify tracks.
She already seems to have the cast on her side. Amanda Seyfried who plays Sophie, one of the main characters in the first two films has previously spoken about casting Carpenter: “Old age make-up for me. If Sabrina Carpenter wants to play my daughter, I’ll make it happen. It’s fine. I’m a big fan,” she said.
Source: Mirror
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