Caffeinated Clint
More join the cast of Universal’s “Mamma Mia!”
Colin Firth is set to sing for his supper.
The British actor – best to known Western audiences for his role in the “Bridget Jones” films – will join Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan in the new musical cum movie “Mamma Mia!” – a big-screen makeover of the ABBA theatre fave.
Stellan Skarsgard (“Good Will Hunting”) and Christine Baranski (TVs “Cybill”) have also won parts. All are required on set from June-October in London and Greece, says The Hollywood Reporter.
The story revolves around a bride-to-be (“Big Love” star Amanda Seyfried) and her formerly rebellious mom (Streep) who raised her on a Greek island and never disclosed the identity of her father. The bride locates three men who might be her father and invites them to her wedding.
The musical features 22 ABBA songs, including “Dancing Queen,” “Take a Chance on Me” and “The Winner Takes It All.”
Firth is one of the three possible fathers, a British businessman. Firth previously sang, though briefly, in “The Importance of Being Earnest,” but “Mamma Mia!” will be his first musical.
Skarsgard plays another possible dad. Baranski portrays a plastic surgery-loving party girl in her 40s who is bossy and boozy.
