Gossip : Bill Nighy in Mamma Mia?

There are probably many people who would like to hear Bill Nighy sing again. And that might just happen in the near future. Rumours are saying that Bill Nighy is going to star in a movie based on the Mama Mia musical!

It is from the gossip department, but interesting gossip nevertheless, and there is no doubt that Bill Nighy can sing.

British actor BILL NIGHY is being tipped to flex his vocal cords in a big screen adaptation of ABBA musical MAMMA MIA! The PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN actor – who crooned in romantic comedy LOVE ACTUALLY – has reportedly agreed to star alongside MERYL STREEP in the movie.
In the story, three men attend the wedding of the daughter of an old flame, only to discover one of them is the girl’s father.

The film is going to be shot in London and Greece. Tom Hanks is producing the film.

Update: The Daily Mail is writing about this too: Is Bill Nighy a Super Trouper?

“Bill Nighy, currently giving the best performance on Broadway in David Hare’s new play The Vertical Hour, could soon be singing for his supper if a deal for him to star alongside Meryl Streep in the movie of the musical Mamma Mia! goes through.

And, yes, Nighy would sing in Mamma Mia! He’s passionate about music and knows how to carry a tune – as he proved when he played the ageing rocker Billy Mack in Love Actually.”

The Daily Mail : Is Bill Nighy a Super Trouper?
This Daily Mail article has a very cool cartoon of Bill too.

And hey, of course Bill Nighy is a Super Trouper!

Mamma Mia on IMDB

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    Sara
    February 2nd, 2007 | 1:44 pm

    That would be so cool to see Bill in Mamma Mia! He’d be great in that. Let’s hope he really does agree to do this.

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