Pierce Brosnan
© AFP/DDP/FileLOS ANGELES (AFP) - The Irish actor best known for his portrayal of British super spy 007 in the James Bond films will line up opposite two-time Oscar winner Meryl Streep for the movie, film industry tabloid Daily Variety reported.
The film, which plays out to a soundtrack of hit songs from the Swedish super group of the 1970s and 1980s, tells the story of a young woman trying to find out the identity of her father.
Brosnan, who will play one of the men summoned to a Greek island by the woman, told Variety he had leapt at the chance to star alongside Streep, with whom he is set to perform a duet.
"I said 'yes' right away because it meant working with Meryl Streep," Brosnan told Daily Variety.
"Secondly, I saw the show with my family in London, and found it just so wonderfully happy and joyful, and so pitched in time forever in the 1970s.
"What a kick in the pants, to be able to go off and spend time with Meryl on some Greek island, singing ABBA songs."
Since its opening in London in 1999, "Mamma Mia" has grossed more than two billion dollars in worldwide ticket sales, making it one of the most successful musicals of all time.
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