Meryl Streep Says ‘Damn Yes’ To Third Mamma Mia! Film

Meryl Streep is ready to don those famous blue overalls once again, hinting that she wants to reprise one of her most beloved film roles.

During an appearance on Wednesday’s edition of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, the host asked the three-time Oscar winner if she would want to star in another Mamma Mia! film.

Without taking a second to think about it, an enthusiastic Meryl enthused: “Damn, yes!”

Speculation has been swirling since the second Mamma Mia! film came out in 2018 about whether another sequel could be on its way.

The rumour drill then went into overdrive in 2025, when several cast members revealed they’d been in talks with the producers about returning to the musical franchise.

Amanda Seyfried, who played Sophie Sheridan in both films, claimed in November 2025 that the wheels were in motion for the threequel, sharing with Entertainment Tonight: “Of course it’s not off the table, it’s searing a hole into the table.”

She added: “Maybe I should just be coy, or maybe I’m just naïve, but I’m pretty sure Mamma Mia! 3 is a done deal. I love portraying a mum, so I would love to see Sophie with her kids.”

Meryl’s latest comments are not the first time she has expressed her interest in reprising her role in another ABBA jukebox musical.

Speaking at the Cannes Film Festival in 2024, the Death Becomes Her actor said: “Of course I want to do it. I think folks love it.”

Of course, considering Meryl’s character, Donna, died off-screen in the second film, it’s unclear exactly how the Mamma Mia! team would go about bringing Donna back.

NBCUniversal Entertainment chairman Donna Langley told Deadline earlier this year that they would find a way around Donna’s death if Meryl wanted to return, insisting: “If Meryl Streep would like to come back, we’ll find a way to bring her back.”

Meanwhile, Stellan Skarsgård – who played Bill, one of Donna’s former flings, in the film – commented in January about how desperate people are to bring Meryl’s character back from the dead.

“Everybody can be brought back from the dead in the movies – and in the movies, she’s fantastic,” the Oscar nominee insisted. “A lot of people are working on it, to bring her back.”

Other cast members who have hinted at their return to Mamma Mia! 3 include Christine Baranski and Pierce Brosnan, who have both revealed that they had met with producer Judy Craymer to discuss the threequel.

Craymer has also hinted that Sabrina Carpenter could be involved in a potential third film, and that the team have their eye on adding the Grammy winner to the cast.

“She’d be a goddess or some relation who would look very much like Meryl Streep,” she told Deadline about the House Tour singer.

Before she (hopefully!) returns as Donna, Meryl is about to reprise another of her most iconic roles, starring in the upcoming The Devil Wears Prada sequel as Miranda Priestly.

Mamma Mia! and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again are currently streaming on Netflix.