Gandey World Class Productions

As the wise ABBA once said, the winner takes it all… And this summer, the Swedish super troupers certainly came out on top, as they invited us dancing queens to take a chance on Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (HWGA), ten years on from the first film. What happened? Audiences yelled gimme, gimme gimme! – and we thanked them for the music (or in non- ABBA speak, it was a success). The name of the game was to try and squeeze out a second musical – when they’d already used most of their major hits. So how could they do it? The cast of Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again Turns out they either had to reuse some of the same songs, or make the most of second-tier tunes. So when all is said and done; while there was clearly money, money, money to be made from a sequel, was it a good idea?   Well Mamma Mia! HWGA had a lot to offer in terms of backstory. You might remember that in the first film, bride-to-be Sophie ( Amanda Seyfried ) invites three mystery men from her mothe...

In Guernsey a host of Hollywood A-Listers are currently filming for a new production set to hit our screens in 2018. It will feature a number of stars, including Lily James, Penelope Wilton and Matthew Goode of Downtown Abbey , along with Glen Powell of Hidden Figures and Michiel Huisman from Game of Thrones (just to name a few!).  Lily James is staring in the film, portraying Juliet Ashton, a free-spirited journalist who forms a bond with a secret book society during the German occupation of the channel islands during the second world war.  During this time, Juliet  falls in love with the people of Guernsey and with 'Guernsey and Literary Potato Peel Society' and decides to write about the book club they formed.  The screen play is adapted from the Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrow's best seller of the same name which sold over 7.5 million copies. We can't wait to see the film next year, if it's anything like the...