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‘Mamma Mia’ Sequel Trailer Teases Key Character Death, Cher’s Grandmotherly Role (Video)

Big-screen musical follow-up set to open in July

| December 21, 2017 @ 6:19 AM

Here we go again. In an effort to get you up and dancing early Thursday morning, Universal Pictures released the trailer for its “Mamma Mia” sequel, officially titled “Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again.”

At the end of the two-minute, 24-second teaser, Cher shows up — and steals the show, frankly — as Amanda Seyfriend’s grandma.

The whole trailer seems to tease the death of Meryl Streep’s character, who as Seyfriend’s on-screen mom would likely be Cher’s daughter. That’s kind of just how generations (and uncomplicated movie plots) work.

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Watch the “Mamma Mia 2” trailer above, which once-again plays out like an ABBA “Greatest Hits” commercial. The film also stars Lily James as Young Donna (Streep), Jeremy Irvine as Young Sam (Pierce Brosnan), Alexa Davies as Young Rosie (Julie Walters) and Hugh Skinner as Young Harry (Colin Firth), among other flashback players.

“Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again” sings and dances its way into theaters in July 2018.

Live TV Musicals Ranked by Ratings, From 'Little Mermaid' to 'Rent' (Photos)

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Turns out ABC’s Tuesday event didn’t flounder among adults 18-49

ABC's "The Little Mermaid Live!" didn't flounder in Tuesday's primetime Nielsen ratings in comparison to the other live (and semi-live) TV musicals that came before it. And yes, that includes the most-recent and lowest-rated event, Fox's "Rent."

Last night's broadcast -- which cut between the 1989 animated film and live performances by the cast, including "Moana" star Auli'i Cravalho as Ariel and Queen Latifah as Ursula -- came in at No. 4 on the list of modern-day, live TV musicals ranked by their ratings among the key adults 18-49 demo. What makes that impressive slot even more impressive for "Little Mermaid" is that it was ABC's first foray into the genre since its rebirth, with all the other specials having aired on Fox or NBC.

Scroll through our gallery to see how each of broadcast TV's modern-day, live musical productions rank by Nielsen numbers. Lowest-rated is first, highest-rated is last.

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