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Björn Ulvaeus BJÖRN ULVAEUS © MAGIC RADIO
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Emma Dodds
ABBA fans up and down the country were delighted by the release of Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again last year, 10 years after the original film Mamma Mia! in 2008. Not only did they get to enjoy a fantastic story, but it gave all the old ABBA classics a new lease of life.
After the release of the sequel in July last year, it was no surprise that the film performed incredibly well, garnering rave reviews and making a whopping $34,952,180 in the US in its first weekend.
So when music legend and mastermind of the films Björn Ulvaeus stopped by at the Magic studios, we just had to ask him whether there might be another potential film in the franchise - and it's safe to say we were not disappointed!
When asked about a third Mamma Mia! film, Björn initially sounded as though it was unlikely to happen, telling Richard, "I doubt that very much," before thoughtfully adding, "But I probably said after the first film that there won’t be a second. So, you never know."
Explaining how Here We Go Again came into being, Björn said, "Why we did the second film was that Ol Parker and Richard Curtis came up with this idea and that’s why we did it."
He then gave us all hope when he said, "So, if someone comes up with an idea for Mamma Mia! 3 you know I’ll have a look at it. We’ll have a look at it."
However, it's not looking likely that film number three is going to be made anytime soon, considering that, when asked if anyone had any ideas yet, he said, "Not yet actually. Not anyone serious anyway."
Plus, there's the fact that it took 10 years between the last two Mamma Mia! films... But we're still holding out hope!
Björn also revealed whether he'd known if any of their songs would be hits, "The thing is you never know. I mean in our heyday, we kind of knew the next single would be played and so forth, but we never knew if it was going to reach Number 1, if people would like it.
"It’s easy to forget that there is a before, and in the ‘before’ you don’t know. You take a risk and that’s what I still do."
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Abba's Bjorn drops hint about third Mamma Mia! film - with new songs
Here we go again as Mamma Mia! could be back for a third time, especially if Abba's Bjorn Ulvaeus has anything to do with it
ByJames BrinsfordOvernight Showbiz/TV Reporter
01:20, 7 JUN 2019
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A third instalment of Mamma Mia! is 'not being ruled out' by Abba musician Bjorn Ulvaeus.
He has said that plans to produce Mamma Mia! 3 are 'being looked into' and that the iconic Swedish pop group could release some new songs to be used in it.
Bjorn has revealed that Abba have recorded new material and the creation of the third Mamma Mia! would be the ideal time to release it.
The Swedish musician spoke to presenter Richard Allinson for Magic Radio and said that fans would have to be patient in the wait for new Abba tracks.
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He said: "There will be a new song, a couple of new songs coming. But I've been saying this for such a long time. I'm not saying when any more.
"I'm just saying we have them and they will be released eventually."
As well as new music to look forward to, Bjorn spoke about the beginnings of Mamma Mia! for a third time.
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He said: "If someone comes up with an idea for Mamma Mia! 3 you know I'll have a look at it. We'll have a look at it."
Abba fans across the globe will no doubt be keeping their fingers crossed that ideas will come flooding in to get the second sequel underway.
Bjorn can be heard on Magic Radio on Sunday from 7pm.
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