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Wot? No thread on one of my favorite shows? How decidedly common.
I was invited to a screener and even interviews with a few select cast members but I just could not figure a Kung Fu connection for the review. There were some presentation swords in the movie, and kind of a fight scene, but still - this one got away.
It's okay. Frankly few TV shows have succeeded in making the jump to the big screen. I can only think of ST: TMP off the top of my head, but that launched a massive franchise. It was delightful to see my fav characters again, to check in on them, and there are plenty of grand sweeping drone shots to make Downton appear more cinematic, but in the end, it just feels like a long episode - two episodes back-to-back - as Fellows struggles to pack in story arcs for all the beloved characters in a tight two hours. I would've rather seen this on PBS as a follow-up special, like Rescue from Gilligan's Island. Needed more Mr. Bates and less Branson & Barrows.
Additional HP+1 with Umbridge. And extra points for the actress from Sense8.
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Topped the Box, beating out Brad Pitt in Ad Astra and Rambo.
I am strangely pleased to have contributed to that cinematic upset. Twice the projected take. Bravo!
A friend of mine went to an activation in L.A. and sent me an extra bit of schwag he got - a Downton Abbey deck of cards. It's cute but it would've been much cuter if the royal suites were characters from the show - Lady Mary as the Queen of Hearts, Mr. Bates as the Jack of Clubs, that sort of thing.
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Quote:FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LONDON, UK, April 19, 2021 – Focus Features chairman Peter Kujawski announced today that Focus has set production with Gareth Neame’s Carnival Films on Downton Abbey 2. The original principal cast will all once again return for the second film which began production last week and is set to release Christmas 2021 on December 22, 2021. In addition to the original cast, Hugh Dancy, Laura Haddock, Nathalie Baye and Dominic West will join the cast. Downton creator Academy-Award® winner Julian Fellowes will once again write the film’s screenplay, with Emmy and BAFTA Award-winning Gareth Neame and Emmy Award-winning Liz Trubridge back to produce with Fellowes. BAFTA and Emmy nominated director Simon Curtis (My Week with Marilyn) will join the filmmaking team to direct the sequel.
The initial film followed a Royal Visit to the Crawley family and Downton staff from the King and Queen of England and ended with a ball fitting for the Royal Family.
Gareth Neame, the film’s producer and executive chairman of Carnival Films said, “After a very challenging year with so many of us separated from family and friends, it is a huge comfort to think that better times are ahead and that next Christmas we will be re-united with the much beloved characters of Downton Abbey.”
Focus Features chairman Peter Kujawski said, “There’s no place like home for the holidays, and we can’t imagine a better gift than getting to reunite with Julian, Gareth, and the entire Downton family in 2021 to bring the Crawley’s back home for their fans.”
Downton Abbey 2 is a Carnival Films production, with Focus Features and Universal Pictures International distributing. Carnival Films is part of NBCUniversal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group.
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Looking forward to this. We just finished rewatching the series.
Christina told me the other day that Hugh Bonneville and I are the same age. I thought at first "I look younger than him" but then decided I was probably deluded.
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I'd say younger than him but that's based on the last time I saw you in the flesh and it's been a few years. When was the last time? And I know with me, the pandemic aged me like another decade plus.
Hugh is a much better dresser tho... you'll never match his dapperness.
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And I don't have that posh accent.
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Downton Abbey: A New Era
Just appeared on Amazon Prime. We were amused at first seeing how the actors have aged (Bonville lost weight and is tanned). It was feeling a bit forced - so many characters, and refamiliarizing ourselves with who was who was a bit challenging. The cinematic version just felt a bit overdone. Stacy went to bed (she was up early today and did a big hike). I watched on.
As soon as Stacy bailed, it found its stride and I was struck by how many times it gave me the feels. These characters, this cast, there’s some depth and range here. It was playing to the fans with several scenes, and bordered on ridiculous given how much they tried to pack in, but it worked for me in the end, even though I guessed the inevitable final arc. Still charming. I’m still invested.
D00M recommended for the Downton fans here.
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This trailer gave me the feels...
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