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July 14, 2017 / 9:38 AM

Lily James to star in 'Mamma Mia!' sequel

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Karen Butler
Actress Lily James attends the 73rd annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills on January 10, 2016. James has been cast in the sequel to 2008's "Mamma Mia!" File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Actress Lily James attends Entertainment Weekly's Comic-Con closing night celebration party at FLOAT at the Hard Rock Hotel in San Diego on July 11, 2015. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Actress Lily James attends a Japan premiere for the film "Cinderella" in Tokyo on April 8, 2015. File Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI | License Photo
Amanda Seyfried arrives for the premiere of "Mamma Mia" in New York on July 16, 2008. File Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/UPI | License Photo
Meryl Streep arrives for the premiere of "Mamma Mia" in New York on July 16, 2008. File Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/UPI | License Photo

July 14 (UPI) -- British actress Lily James is to play the younger version of Meryl Streep's character Donna in the sequel to 2008's musical blockbuster, Mamma Mia!

The Hollywood Reporter said James will play the role in flashbacks explaining how the relationships at the heart of the story were formed.

Ol Parker wrote and will direct Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again!, which is set for release on July 20, 2018, Deadline.com noted.

The original movie's stars, including Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Amanda Seyfried, Christine Baranski and Colin Firth, have signed on to return. The soundtrack will once again be packed with hit songs by the Swedish pop group ABBA.

The first movie was about the three ex-boyfriends and two lifelong girlfriends who arrive on a Greek island for the wedding of Donna's 20-year-old daughter, Sophie, who is dying to know who her father is.

James, 28, is known for her work in the films Darkest Hour, Baby Driver, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and Cinderella, as well as on the TV show, Downton Abbey.

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