Downton Abbey‘s 3rd movie formally has a launch day.
In late June 2024, Emphasis Qualities and Universal Photo International introduced that the upcoming follower to 2019’s Downton Abbey and its 2022 follow up, Downton Abbey: A New Era, will certainly be launched on Sept. 12, 2025.
In May 2024, ET verified that the cherished television collection developed into a mega-successful movie franchise business will certainly progress with a new manuscript penciled by the program’s developer, Julian Fellowes, that formerly composed the very first 2 movies. BAFTA and Emmy candidate Simon Curtis is additionally going back to guide after helming 2022’s A New Period.
According to Emphasis Qualities and Circus Movies, the 3rd installation will certainly consist of the return of fan-favorite personalities played by Paul Giamatti and The Crown star Dominic West.
Giamatti, 56, plays Harold Levinson– the bro of Cora Crawley (Elizabeth McGovern)– that was last seen by followers in the Downton Abbey Xmas unique at the end of period 4.
Other beginners consist of The Gentleman celebrity Joely Richardson, in addition to Alessandro Nivola, Simon Russell Beale and Arty Froushan. West, that just recently finished his run as Royal prince Charles on Netflix’s The Crown— a program that scored him and the cast an Emmy election in 2023– repeats his duty in the unrevealed 3rd Downton Abbey movie as Individual Dexter from A New Era.
As for returning major actors participants, essentially every one of the collection’ initial celebrities are readied to return, consisting of Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter, Phyllis Logan, Robert James-Collier, Joanne Froggatt, Allen Leech, Penelope Wilton, Lesley Nicol, Michael Fox, Raquel Cassidy, Brendan Coyle, Kevin Doyle, Harry Hadden-Paton, Sophie McShera and Douglas Reith.
While the lengthy checklist of names suffices to delight also one of the most laid-back of Abbey fans, eagle-eyed followers fasted to observe a couple of names missing from the docket, consisting of Dame Maggie Smith, Imelda Staunton and Matthew Goode— that significantly did not show up in A New Era either as Henry Talbot, the spouse of Dockery’s personality.
Staunton’s lack is particularly obvious as the 68-year-old Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix starlet was the very first to break the information of a 3rd film. She starred in the very first 2 movies as Queen Mary’s lady-in-waiting, Girl Maud Bagshaw.
” There will certainly be the last movie. There you go,” Staunton claimed throughout a BBC radio appearance in March.
The BBC radio program’s host, Zoe Round, that showed up surprised by the starlet’ sincerity, adhered to up and asked if her spilling the tea concerning an additional movie is something she is permitted to be sharing.
” Wow, that’s quite substantial. I wish we have not obtained you in difficulty,” Round claimed.
” I uncommitted,” answered back Staunton.
The program Downton Abbey finished in 2015 after 6 periods, however followers pled the actors and team ahead back for even more, causing the 2019 and 2022 movies.
In March, ET spoke to the previous celebrity of the program, Dan Stevens, that reacted to Staunton spilling the details of the 3rd film and why the program– which struck home both in the united state and the U.K. and ended up being an international sensation– appears to be equally as prominent as it was while broadcasting.
” Like with any type of program where you remain in individuals’s living spaces on a Sunday night, you recognize, individuals take an unique sort of possession of that,” Stevens claimed. “They come to be a component of your family members in a manner. You take a seat, you view it with your mama, your granny. Many individuals I recognize have actually seen that program, and it’s actually brought family members with each other.”
He included, “We laugh, we sob, however, you recognize, it is among those programs where it implies a whole lot to a great deal of individuals … So I’m delighted for an additional film.”
Ahead of the launch of A New Era, ET spoke to the cast, that all revealed rate of interest in going back to very early 1900s England for an additional movie.
” It felt like an extremely suitable means to finish however the target market has a cravings for it! So it’s driving the authors to tip up,” Doyle, 64, claimed.
” I imply, it seems like as lengthy as there’s a cravings around,” Dockery, 42, kept in mind. “The target market appears to simply maintain wishing to see even more of Downton.”
She included, “I like doing it and I like playing Mary, so we’ll see.”
The 3rd Downton Abbey film will certainly be launched on Sept. 12, 2025.
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