Lily James in jazzy jumpsuit in first Mamma Mia 2 images

Lily James in jazzy jumpsuit in first Mamma Mia 2 images



Abba fans were delighted to hear earlier this year that there would be a sequel to stage musical-turned-blockbuster Mamma Mia!

And in exclusive images, stills from the set of Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again! have emerged, teasing Lily James in the role of a young Donna Sheridan-Carmichael, originally played by Meryl Streep in 2008.

British actress Lily, 28, commanded the stage in 70s-inspired glam, and was seen dancing to Abba hit When I Kissed A Teacher.



The Downton Abbey star was seen surrounded by scholars, wearing graduation attire and throwing their mortar board hats in the air while Lily sang and danced in front of them.

The Cinderella actress looked sensational in a striped jumpsuit, designed with brown, cream and caramel vertical stripes.



The psychedelic look was completed by a pair of loud gold boots with turquoise stars emblazoned across them.

She wore her long lustrous locks in golden waves, a nod to Merly's styling in the original movie.



Lily looked to be throwing herself effortlessly into the role, emulating Meryl's portrayal as the feisty Donna from ten years ago.

Lily will play Donna way before she became Mamma Mia! heroine Sophie's mother or the owner of the Villa Donna from the first film.

She was joined on set by actresses Jessica Keenan Wynn and Alexa Davies who will play a young version of Tanya Chesham-Leigh and Rosie Mulligan respectively.

In the original musical-turned-movie, Julie Walters played Rosie, one of Donna's former bandmates in Donna and the Dynamos.



Christine Baranski was Tanya Chesham-Leigh, Donna's other former bandmate, also a rich three-time divorcee.

Lily and her co-stars were seen leaping from a canal boat onto some crash mats for the routine, portraying the girls in their Donna and the Dynamos heyday.

While it's not certain what the plot will be, it appears that the story will involve the history behind Donna and her band-mates when they were in their youth.

Stonewall star Jeremy Irvine, 27, will co-star as the younger version of Sam Carmichael, played by Pierce Brosnan, 64, who will return for the sequel.



Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again! 'goes back and forth in time to show how relationships forged in the past resonate in the present,' according to Deadline.

The original movie was set on a Greek island where young bride-to-be Sophie, played by Amanda Seyfried, discovers that any one of three men - Bill (Stellan Skarsgard), Sam (Pierce) or Harry (Colin Firth) could be her father.

She invites all three to the wedding without telling her mother, Donna; while in the meantime, Donna has invited her backup singers, Rosie and Tanya.



Amanda, Meryl, Colin and Christine are all set to return for the sequel. But there is no word yet on whether Julie is reprising her role in the follow-up movie or whether Stellan's character Bill will be back in either his younger or older versions.

The original was based on the smash hits of Swedish rock band Abba, formed in Stockholm in 1972.

And co-founders Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus will return to provide music and lyrics and serve as executive producers.

Björn is also set for a cameo in the movie and was spotted shooting on board a barge on the river.



The musical legend looked low-key in a red baseball cap and a puffer jacket as he sipped on a coffee between takes.

It looked like he was rehearsing, rather than actually shooting, given his modern and casual get up.

He was seen leaping from the same boat as the girls, plummeting down on to the crash mat like the others, perhaps giving it a test run for the fun of it.

The extras and crew were seen looking on in hysterics at the legend's hi-jinx. 

The musical is set to debut on July 20, 2018.