-Now when "Mamma Mia!" first came --
Congrats on the sequel,
and it's gonna be a big film this weekend.
The first one came out 10 years ago?
-10 years ago, yeah.
-Did you understand how big it was going to be?
-No, I don't think anyone expected that.
-It's giant.
-I don't think ABBA expected that.
I don't think Judy Craymer, who's producer of it.
None of us did. Meryl didn't expect it.
But it went through the roof.
You know, the movie has such heart,
and the music of ABBA is so loved by generations.
-It's also fun to see you sing. 'Cause I --
[ Laughter ]
-Some people think so.
[ Laughter ]
-Yeah, I do. -Some people don't think so.
[ Laughter ] -No way.
-But you know, you can't win them all.
-Were you nervous when you -- were you nervous to sing?
-Oh, I was terrified. -Really?
-I mean, the only thing that really comforted me
was to see Colin Firth and Stellan Skarsgard
looking equally as terrified on the day we did the recordings.
-Oh, is that right? Yeah.
-But, you know, Benny who --
Benny and Bjorn are wonderful guys.
-Wait. So you got to hang out with Benny and Bjorn?
-Yeah. -I mean, just saying
that you're friends with anyone named Bjorn, how cool is that?
[ Laughter ]
Already, that's fun. But, ABBA's legendary.
-Legendary. Legendary.
-And do you remember -- tell the story about
the first time that you got to see the screening of the movie
and to see yourself singing on film.
And you know what I'm talking about.
-So, yes. Barbra Streisand is a friend.
She lives in the same community. -Barbra Streisand, wow.
-We thought we'd show it to Barbra.
She wanted to see it.
So, we went over to her house and put the movie on.
And she said, "Come sit beside me, darling."
So, I sat beside her, and I'm watching the movie,
thinking, "Oh, my God. What am I doing?
Showing this to Barbra Streisand."
The movie finished, and she said,
"That was absolutely wonderful, darling."
I said, "Thank you so much."
And at that point, her dog, Sammy, bit my arm.
[ Laughter ] Just ymm, ymm, ymm!
She said, "Oh, Sammy, are you all right?"
I said, "But, Barbra, he just bit me."
-"Is Sammy all right? Yeah, I'm the one bleeding."
Yeah, I mean Sammy's fine.
The dog did not like your performance.
-No, no, no. -No, and Barbra was just being--
-She was very gracious about the whole thing.
-But then you do this -- you did this "Mamma Mia!"
And now you're singing -- Now Cher is there.
-Cher was out-of-the-box great. Yes.
-But that's high pressure. I mean --
-Well, I wasn't singing with Cher.
-I know, but still.
-And Andy Garcia is doing "Fernando" with her.
-I know. -Yeah.
-That's interesting how they got --
Cher sings ABBA in the movie and just knocks it out of the park.
She is so good. -Well, everybody does.
Lily James, playing Meryl, is outstanding.
-Lily James is fantastic and great.
And you are fantastic and great.
But I love watching you --
I like watching you sing and dance.
I like watching you. I think it's cool.
-"Dancing Queen," you mean? -"Dancing Queen."
Well, I don't want to give anything away,
but, basically, Amanda Seyfried
is trying to open up this hotel for --
in honor of her mom, and then, a storm comes and...
-Yeah, and then, we start singing.
-Okay, good. I don't want to spoil anything.
-No. You save the day, and it's awesome.
-Thank you, so kindly.
-Yes. And then Cher comes out like...
♪ There was something in the air that night ♪
♪ The stars were bright ♪
♪ Fernando ♪
And it's just -- and that's exactly what you pay money for.
[ Cheers and applause ]
That's what you want to see, and that's what we get, man.
-Well, you know, I mean, if you're unhappy
going in to see this film,
you will definitely come out a happy person.
-You will come out happy. -It's so joyous.
-Oh, it's great.
-It's its own unique world of joy.
-Exactly right. It is joyous.
And we need that now.
I want to show a clip. Here's Pierce Brosnan
and the cast singing "Dancing Queen"
in "Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again."
Take a look.
-♪ Anybody could be that guy ♪
♪ Night is young and the music's high ♪
♪ With a bit of rock music ♪
♪ Everything is fine ♪
♪ You're in the mood for a dance ♪
♪ And when you get the chance ♪
♪ you are the dancing queen ♪
♪ Young and sweet, only seventeen ♪
-Hoo! [ Laughs ]
-Come on, look at that. [ Cheers and applause ]
Everyone's having a party here!
-Go on. -Pierce Brosnan, everybody!