A sequel to the Downton Abbey movie could be on the way
The first one only came out in September!
Fans of Downton Abbey were absolutely thrilled when the team behind the beloved series announced that they were making a film, following the end of the series in 2015. The show, which followed the lives of the Crawley family and their staff, was hugely popular and even won multiple Golden Globe awards.
The film, which saw the return of pretty much all the main cast plus a few new faces, was released in September 2019, and received plenty of favourable reviews - and now, the team behind the movie have announced that they're already working on a sequel!
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, executive producer Gareth Neame revealed that discussions around a sequel had began before the first film had even been released.
"We started vaguely thinking about it before the release of the movie," he admitted. "But we were kind of holding our breath. The reaction to the film, the press tour in the U.S. and the buildup to release were so strong that we'd been thinking about it. And then it was clear from the first weekend that this was worth taking very seriously."
Gareth added, "We're working on what the story is, and when we might be able to make it. But it's the same as the first time around - we have to try to get everyone back together again. And that was very challenging.
"It's not one of those shows that came from TV and then flopped in the cinema, so I think that will give everyone comfort that, yes, we know it works. But the challenge will be, is everyone available at the same time? Can we make deals with them? That will be the challenge."
The Downton Abbey film: See the character posters
Hugh Bonneville as Robert Crawley, 7th Earl of Grantham and Elizabeth McGovern as Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham
Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary Talbot and Maggie Smith as Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham
Harry Hadden-Paton as Herbert Pelham, 7th Marquess of Hexham and Laura Carmichael as Edith Pelham, Marchioness of Hexham
Jim Carter as Charles Carson and Phyllis Logan as Elsie Hughes
Joanne Froggatt as Anna Bates and Brendan Coyle as John Bates
Lesley Nicol as Beryl Patmore and Sophie McShera as Daisy Mason
Michael C. Fox as Andrew 'Andy' Parker and Rob James-Collier as Thomas Barrow
Allen Leech as Tom Branson and Matthew Goode as Henry Talbot
Douglas Reith as Richard Grey, Baron Merton and Penelope Wilton as Isobel Grey, Baroness Merton
Kevin Doyle as Joseph Molesley and Raquel Cassidy as Phyllis Baxter
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