Why is Donna not in Mamma Mia?
Why is Donna not in Mamma Mia? Fans of the musical saga will recall that Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again revealed Streep's character, Donna, to have died. Her absence serves as the plot's launchpad, with daughter Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) reopening the Hotel Villa Donna in her honor and unraveling the truth of her mother's past.
Where is Mamma Mia filmed?
Most of the outdoor scenes were filmed on location at the small Greek island of Skopelos, in Thessaly (between August 29 and September 2007), and the seaside hamlet of Damouchari in the Pelion area of Greece. On Skopelos, Kastani beach on the southwest coast was the film's main location site.