Christine Baranski gives news of Mamma Mia! 3

“I wouldn’t be surprised if we manage to get everyone together,” announces the actress in the middle of filming season 3 of The Gilded Age.

After receiving the Honorary Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival this year, Meryl Streep spoke of his desire to return to sing on a lost island in the Mediterranean in the third part of Mamma Mia!. Aside from the plot subtleties that this return would imply, the main problem with this statement was above all that we did not know where this six-year-old project stood.

It had also been judged impossible by Amanda Seyfriedone of the leading actresses of the saga, due to lack of means.

“Nobody says no, but nobody says yes either.she said. The powers that be probably can't afford to bring us all back financially. I feel like a third movie is going to come down to something stupid: will Universal be willing to pay the money or not?”

Almost a year later, it seems things have changed. And that's Christine Baranski who says so! Nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her performance in The Gilded AgeTHE Downton Abbey From across the Atlantic, the actress took the time out between two takes of the third season of the show to answer questions from The Hollywood Reporter.

It would have been criminal not to ask him about the status of production. Mamma Mia! 3. Moreover, Christine Baranski does not need to be asked twice and says:

“I was in London with [la productrice] Judy Kramer in our favorite bar. She prepares Mamma Mia 3. She gave me the narrative framework of what is going to happen. That's all I can say! But be careful, she didn't say: 'Oh, I wish that would happen!'. Judy Kramer is shaking things up. She made number two happen, and it was a phenomenal success. I wouldn't be surprised if Judy Kramer could make everyone come together.”

Everyone, it's the five-star cast that the musical franchise adapted from the biggest hits of the ABBA group has presented since 2008 and the first film: Christine Baranski, of course, but also Amanda Seyfried, Julie Walters, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgard, Dominic Cooperand maybe Meryl Streep And Dearwho joined the happy gang for the second film. “I hope we all have a blast on a fabulous Greek or Croatian island soon”adds Christine Baranski.

Because a movie Mamma Mia!it always makes you smile. And given the state of the world and the dramatic and sometimes very current events roles that the actress has taken on in recent years – The Good Fight And The Gilded Age in mind – a little lightness wouldn’t hurt.

“It's the kind of movie that makes people happy. […] People are attracted to happiness and joy, not gloom. Mamma Mia! has made millions of people around the world happy. Is this kind of movie a bit silly, a bit campy ? It’s part of her charm. When I’m in Europe, I can’t tell you how many little girls want to have their picture taken with Tanya. [son personnage, ndlr]. Actually, it bothers me a little that Tanya is their favorite character. (Laughs) But we are always attracted to that kind of lively, sexy woman.”

So, warm up your voices, Mamma Mia! 3it's coming soon!

What is The Gilded Age? “It's a bit like the American Renaissance”