Amanda Seyfried Open to Sabrina Carpenter Playing Daughter in MAMMA MIA 3

Amanda Seyfried would be open to superstar Sabrina Carpenter playing her daughter in the third entry of the popular musical franchise. 

The Mamma Mia! star visited ABC News recently and is hoping for another sequel as much as the rest of us."Everybody says it's going to happen, but, I mean, I haven't seen a script," the actress shared.

ABC News' Will Ganss asked the actress if Carpenter, who recently sang Mamma Mia on her tour, could play her daughter in the film. He pointed out that age seems arbitrary in the Mamma Mia! films, with Cher playing Meryl Streep's mother, despite their small age difference.

"If Sabrina Carpenter wants to play my daughter, I'll make it happen," Seyfriend said, adding that she's a "big fan" of the singer. Carpenter made her Broadway debut in 2020 in Mean Girls. Watch the video!

Though the new film has yet to go into production, Christine Baranski recently said that she producer Judy Kramer is planning the movie. "She gave me the narrative plotline of how it’s going to happen," Baranski shared. Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again was released in 2018, 10 years after the first film, and was a box office success.

In May, Meryl Streep revealed that she was about to attend a meeting with Universal regarding her return for the third film, despite her character passing away after the events of the first film.

“I don’t know how they’re going to do it. They have an idea. I haven’t heard it yet but it’s in [my diary] and I’m going to hear about it pretty soon," the actor told Deadline at the time.

Earlier this year, it was also revealed that Judy Craymer, producer of the franchise, was interested in bringing Greta Gerwig to the director's chair for the third film, following Gerwig's massive success with 2023's Barbie.

In 2021, Craymer had said "There is a story there, and I do think Meryl should come back -- and if the script is right, she would, I think, because she really loved playing Donna," Craymer revealed, stating that she knows "there's a trilogy there."

About MAMMA MIA!

With music & lyrics by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus, Mamma Mia! is written by Catherine Johnson.

Since premiering in London in 1999 and on Broadway in 2001, the irresistible musical has captured the hearts of millions around the globe. The sunny, funny tale of a mother, a daughter and three possible dads on a Greek island paradise, all unfolding to the storytelling magic of ABBA’s timeless songs, has now been seen live on stage by 65 million people across the world.

To date, Mamma Mia! has been seen in 50 productions in 16 different languages grossing more than $4 billion at the box office.

The film franchise stars Meryl Streep, Julie Walters, Christine Baranski, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Amanda Seyfried, Dominic Cooper and more.

Amanda Seyfried Photo Credit: Walter McBride