'Mamma Mia 3's Future Dims as Amanda Seyfried Gives a Disappointing Update [Exclusive]

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Fans will have to wait a little longer for more Mamma Mia. Fans first saw the beloved jukebox musical featuring the most popular songs by ABBA made into a big-screen film in 2008. Then, 10 years later, came the sequel: Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again, providing a dual timeline. Starring in both is Amanda Seyfried, who most recently starred in The Testament of Ann Lee, a historical musical drama. The film also stars Thomasin McKenzie, Lewis Pullman, Stacy Martin, Tim Blake Nelson, and Christopher Abbott.

Recently, at the Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards, Collider's Aidan Kelley asked Seyfried if she had any update about the possible threequel that she's been campaigning hard for, for some time. Seyfried tells Collider, "No," and to "ask Stellan [Skarsgård]." She explains, "Stellan saw our producer though recently." In the past, while she admits she's not "seen a script," she is all for making a third Mamma Mia movie. She also hinted at her interest in wanting pop icon Sabrina Carpenter to play her daughter.

Amanda Seyfried Says 'Testament of Ann Lee' Is About Humanity

While Amanda Seyfried thinks Mamma Mia is "perfect," she finds The Testament of Ann Lee "worthwhile." Seyfried plays the titular character, as the film explores the true legend of Ann Lee, founder of the Shaker movement. Lee, "preached gender and social equality and was revered by her followers," according to the summary, and the film features "more than a dozen traditional Shaker hymns reimagined." The historical movie drama, Seyfried says, in contrast to the hit Mamma Mia, is "more about humanity." She explains:

"We as humans need to move. The Shakers, how they worship is through movement and song. And it's more an extension of their faith and of their worship as opposed to this performance. It was all for them and that's the big difference."

While both projects are musicals, they couldn't be more different for Seyfried, who said of the Mamma Mia films, "Oh, we're gonna sing and dance, and it's lovely, and fun and perfect." In contrast, The Testament of Ann Lee reflects how the Shakers "moved because that's how they expressed themselves. And so it felt different, and it weighed more. And it was harder to learn. But anything that's hard usually becomes worthwhile." Of course, as she's told Collider in the past, "there’s always a need or a desire" for more Mamma Mia. Seyfried's varied acting career has given fans of her work musicals for all different kinds of tastes. For the fun and camp, there's Mamma Mia, and for the more serious and historical, there's Les Misérables, and finally, for those who crave seeing that human connection, there's The Testament of Ann Lee.

Mamma Mia and Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again are available to watch at home. The Testament of Ann Lee is playing in select theaters with more to open on January 23. Stay with Collider for the latest updates.