ABBAcalypse Now: "Mamma Mia!" set to take the world by summer storm

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on July 8, 2008

Oh, Mama! Dominic Cooper (Photo: Getty)

If it has seemed that this summer is a bit dry when it comes to gay or gay-friendly films, things are about to get very hot, very wet, and very loud...

Yes, the film adaptation of Mamma Mia! (itself a stage adaptation of about 20 years of pop songs by the Swedish supergroup ABBA) arrives in theaters next Friday, and it brings with it plenty of chilled cocktails, bronzed skin, and sand and the faint scent of Bain de Soleil.

The flick, which of course boasts stars Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Amanda Seyfried and History Boys vet Dominic Cooper in its central cast, is all about sun, fun, and romance, and the pics from the various premieres that it has been enjoying around the globe show that the cast looks to be having as much fun promoting the movie as they had making it:

Firth, Streep, and Cooper have a laugh in Australia

I saw the movie last week and liked it ... but for the full review, you'll have to check back next week. We'll also be discussing exactly why it is that the film is so very gay ... and no, it's not just because it's chock-a-block with ABBA songs and has a lesbian director, Phyllida Lloyd.

For now, enjoy!

Brosnan looking dapper in London