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Pierce Brosnan was so keen about sharing the screen with Meryl Streep and Julie Walters in MAMMA MIA!, he didn’t even bother to negotiate his wages for the film. Pierce says, “I didn’t even ask how much. I just said I would do it.”

Meanwhile, a very rare appearance for all four members of supergroup ABBA at the Swedish premiere of Mamma Mia! this weekend, making it the band’s first public showing in years!

Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Anni-Frid Lyngstad (Frida) and Agnetha Faltskog walked down the red carpet at a Stockholm movie theatre to the cheers of several thousand fans.

Unfortunately for us, this quote was uttered by Bjorn, “We will never appear on stage again. There is simply no motivation to re-group. Money is not a factor and we would like people to remember us as we were. Young, exuburent, full of energy and ambition. I remember Robert Plant saying Led Zeppelin were a cover band now because they cover all their own stuff. I think that hit the nail on the head.”

Too bad!!

The foursome was once reported to have been offered $1B to reunite for a concert tour.

 

ABBA members Agnetha Faltskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad pose with cast members Meryl Streep and Christine Baranski at the movie premiere of Mamma Mia in Stockholm.

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