Mamma Mia the film was released in 2008 and was directed by the same director as the Broadway version, Phyllida Llyod. The film was produced by Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson and two former members of the ABBA group, Bjorn Ulvaeus, and Benny Anderson. Ulvaeus and Anderson also had a hand in composing the musical as well as minor roles in the film. During the closing credits, Ulvaeus plays a Greek God who showers the girls with gold dust. Anderson plays the piano dressed as a fisherman while the cast dances to “Dancing Queen”. The film featured 24 songs from the ABBA collection and is the highest grossing musical of all time for the U.S. breaking the 30 year record of Grease. In Britain, Mamma Mia held the record of being the highest-grossing film of all time passing over Titanic until Avatar was released in 2009.
No comments:
Post a Comment