Universal Pictures released on Sunday (6) the poster of “Downton Abbey – The Great Final “, A film that will mark the closing of the iconic franchise. The distributor also confirmed the film’s debut in theaters to September 2025.
According to Gareth Neame, producer of the feature, the new sequence will include a significant tribute to Maggie Smith, an actress who died in September 2024 and who played Violet Crawley in the series.
He added: “In addition, it is also possible to notice the actors themselves expressing their mourning for the series matriarch, which makes the tribute even more authentic and moving.”
For the third film in the franchise, in addition to the return of actors who were present in the series and in the first two films, such as Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth Mcgovern and Michelle Dockery, new names are already confirmed for the plot.
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This is the case of the Golden Globe winner for “The Rejected” in 2024 Paul Giamatti, who will reprise the role as Cora Grantham’s brother (Elizabeth McGovern), Harold Levinson.
In addition to the actor, names like Joely Richardson (“The 101 Dalmatians”), Alessandro Nivola (“Jurrasic Park 3”), Simon Russell Beale (“The Death of Stalin”) and Arty Fosshan (“Carnival Row”) also arrive in the cast.
The third film is written by the creator of “Downton”, and winner of the Oscar Julian Fellowes.
“Downton Abbey” began as a critical -acclaimed British television series. With six seasons (from 2010 to 2015), the story unfolded in a feature film that raised nearly $ 200 million in 2019. In April 2022, a second film landed in theaters in Brazil.
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This content was originally published in the latest movie by “Downton Abbey” opens in September; See poster on the CNN Brazil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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