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Julian Fellowes turned 'Downton Abbey' into a film franchise to ease the workload on the cast. The 72-year-old screenwriter created the period drama - which has transitioned from the small to the big screen - and feels that the stars are happier working together on a movie rather than spending much of the year filming television episodes. Speaking to Variety at the New York premiere of the sequel 'Downton Abbey: A New Era', Julian said: "I think the cast particularly had enough of working from February to November, whereas as a film is eight weeks out of their lives every two and a half years....
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'Downton Abbey: A New Era' has been given a new UK release date of April 29. Focus Features has confirmed that the much-anticipated movie has been pushed back, from its original release date of March 18. It's also been revealed that the film's US release date has been moved to May 20. The upcoming sequel will see the cast - which includes the likes of Hugh Bonneville, Dame Maggie Smith, Penelope Wilton and Michelle Dockery - travel to the south of France to uncover a mystery at a villa. 'Downton' creator Julian Fellowes previously teased some details about the movie, which is based on the accl...
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Julian Fellowes has hinted that a third 'Downton Abbey' film could be made. The hit period drama returns to the big screen with the sequel 'Downton Abbey: A New Era' which is slated for release in March and the show's creator Julian claims that another movie could follow. The 72-year-old screenwriter told the Radio Times magazine: "We were lucky to reassemble our cast. "I think for them it's become a sort of club. They say goodbye, everyone cries and two years later, we're back at it!" Julian added: "I think each time it's goodbye, but whether it is or not, who knows?" The first 'Downton Abbey...
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Daniel Radcliffe was first left feeling starstruck over Gary Oldman. The 'Harry Potter' star has acted alongside some of the biggest movie stars including the likes of Dame Maggie Smith and Alan Rickman but he admits he first got completely starstruck over his co-star Gary Oldman. Speaking about Maggie and Alan, he told The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: "At the time I wasn’t starstruck by any of those people. The first person I remember being starstruck by was Gary Oldman. Because that was the age when I was aware of who he was and his work and also getting more serious about acting myself. ...
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An iconic 'Downton Abbey' character will be killed off in the film sequel. The tear-jerking scenes for the second movie based on the hit TV period drama have been filmed and a source has claimed that creator Julian Fellowes "has made this death so poignant". The insider added to The Sun newspaper: "Those who have seen the scenes said they are so emotional. "They will really leave fans in floods. It's heartbreak at Highclere Castle and there won't be a dry eye in cinemas." No clues have been given as to who will die, but 'Downton' fans could be fearing for Dame Maggie Smith's Dowager Countess o...
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The 'Downton Abbey' sequel has been pushed back to March 2022. Production on a follow-up to the hit 2019 film, based on the period drama TV series, began in April and the movie was originally slated for a Christmas release. However, the movie - which wraps production next month - will now be released internationally on March 18, 2022, instead of December 22, 2021 as planned. The original cast, including stars such as Hugh Bonneville, Michelle Dockery, Imelda Staunton and Dame Maggie Smith, will all return for the flick. In addition, Dominic West, Hugh Dancy, Laura Haddock and Nathalie Baye hav...
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The 'Downton Abbey' sequel has been officially confirmed. Production on a follow-up to the hit 2019 film, based on the period drama TV series, began last week and is slated for release at Christmas. The original cast, including stars such as Hugh Bonneville, Michelle Dockery, Imelda Staunton and Dame Maggie Smith, will all return for the flick. In addition, Dominic West, Hugh Dancy, Laura Haddock and Nathalie Baye have boarded the project. Focus Features are producing the film along with Gareth Neame's Carnival Films with Simon Curtis directing. 'Downton Abbey' creator Julian Fellowes is once ...
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Sir Ian McKellen says the "thought of not working is horrifying" amid the coronavirus pandemic. The 81-year-old actor admits he feared being "robbed" of his last few years of his acting career because of the current health crisis and believes Dame Maggie Smith or Dame Judi Dench would feel the same. He said: "This year has been very hard. I think you’d get the same from Maggie Smith or Judi Dench – the thought of not working is horrifying. Because we’re getting to the end of our lives, to be robbed of the last few years of that capability is hard." And the 'Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of...
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Tom Holland would love to play James Bond. The 'Spider-Man' star revealed that he is keen to take over as 007 from Daniel Craig – who will play the character for the final time in the delayed blockbuster 'No Time To Die' - and joked he could be a "really short" Bond. Speaking on the Variety Award Circuit podcast, Tom said: "Ultimately as a young British lad who loves cinema, I'd love to be James Bond. "So y'know, I'm just putting that out there. I mean I look pretty good in a suit! I'd be like a really short James Bond." When it was suggested that he could star opposite Dame Maggie Smith as M,...
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Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla have appeared alongside a host of famous faces to help raise awareness of actors who are currently out of work owing to the coronavirus pandemic. The royal couple have been joined by the likes of Tom Hardy, Dame Maggie Smith and Joanna Lumley to read 'Twas The Night Before Christmas' for a special charity video. Prince Charles opens the video by reading its famous first line: "'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse." The Prince of Wales has experienced the virus hand, after testing positive f...
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