Amanda Seyfried Says Sabrina Carpenter Should Play Her Daughter inMamma Mia 3: 'I'll Make It Happen'

Mar. 15, 2025

Amanda Seyfried in ‘Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again’ (left); Sabrina Carpenter.Photo:Jonathan Prime/Universal/Kobal/Shutterstock; Jeff Kravitz/Getty

Jonathan Prime/Universal/Kobal/Shutterstock; Jeff Kravitz/Getty

With theMamma Miaseries potentiallyembarking on a third film,Amanda Seyfriedis hearing out pitches for who could play her character’s daughter.

While speaking with ABC News' Will Ganss in a video the outlet shared toTikTokon Tuesday, Oct. 1, Seyfried, 38, was asked whether she may want pop star and actorSabrina Carpenterto portray her character Sophie’s daughter in a potential thirdMamma Mia!movie.

When interviewer Ganss pointed out that Carpenter, 25, recentlyperformedABBA’s “Mamma Mia” during a concert on her ongoing Short n' Sweet Tour, he asked whether it might make sense for Carpenter to play Seyfried’s daughter in the next movie — even though Seyfried is only 13 years older than the “Espresso” singer.

“Yeah - technically, she could,” Seyfried said, after a pause. “You’re right. Actually, doesn’t matter. You’re right. You know what? Old age makeup for me. I don’t mind. I’m an actor, I’ll do it. If Sabrina Carpenter wants to play my daughter, I’ll make it happen. It’s fine. I’m a big fan.”

Seyfried famously costarred withMeryl Streep,Pierce Brosnan,Colin Firth,Stellan Skarsgård,Dominic Cooper,Julie WaltersandChristine Baranski, among others, in 2008’sMamma Mia!a movie adaptation of the stage musical based on ABBA’s music. The film’s story revolves around Sophie, a bride-to-be living on a fictional Greek island who invites three men — one of whom she believes may be her father — to her wedding in hopes of connecting with her biological father.

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In 2018, Seyfried and much of the film’s original cast returned forMamma Mia: Here We Go Again, which functions as both a sequel and prequel to the original movie.Lily Jamesportrayed a younger version of Donna, Streep’s character and Sophie’s mother; the movie flashes back to Donna’s encounters with Sophie’s three possible fathers as Sophie and her husband Sky (Cooper) prepare to welcome their own child in the present.

Christine Baranski (left), Julie Walters, and Amanda Seyfried in ‘Mama Mia! Here We Go Again’.Jonathan Prime /Universal Studios /Courtesy Everett

Jonathan Prime /Universal Studios /Courtesy Everett

While a thirdMamma Miamovie has not yet officially been announced, Baranski, 72, toldThe Hollywood Reporterthat series producer Judy Craymer recently pitched her a plan for the series' third film. “She gave me the narrative plotline of how it’s going to happen,” Baranski said. “That’s all I can say!”

Craymer previously toldDeadlinein May 2023 that her plans for a third movie were “in its earliest stages,” adding, “I don’t want to over-egg it, but I know there’s a trilogy there.”

source: people.com