Pierce Brosnan to shoot `Mamma Mia`on location in Greece

[Blowfeld]

Greece gets ready for Brosnan

Posted Thu Aug 16, 2007 11:01am AEST

James Bond star Pierce Brosnan will swap guns for Abba songs this month when he begins filming a Hollywood version of the hit musical Mamma Mia on the Greek island of Skiathos.

The Irish actor's co-star, Meryl Streep, may also make an appearance when filming begins there and on the neighbouring island of Skopelos on August 29, a production official says.

The film is hoping to recreate the success of the British musical, created in 1999 using songs by hit Swedish band Abba, for the big screen.

The story revolves around a young girl who is about to get married and decides to track down the father she never knew.

Brosnan, best known for his slick portrayal of 007, will play - and sing - one of her possible dads and Streep will play her mother.

Actor Tom Hanks is producing the film, due to be screened next year. The stage musical's British creator, Phyllida Lloyd, will direct.

In anticipation of the stars' arrival, residents of Skopelos have created a blog (www.skopelos07.wordpress.com) dedicated to the film and to promoting the two islands as tourist destinations.

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