Downton Abbey's film officially arrives with the original cast returning for more Crawley family dramas

It is time to return to Downton Abbey . The long-hype movie is happening! The entire cast should come back for the movie. Production is expected to begin in the summer of 2018. A release date has not yet been announced.

Do you know what that means? More than the Dowager Countess burns!

Creator of the series Julian Fellowes writes the screenplay and will be executive producer alongside Gareth Neame Liz Trubridge and Nigel Marchant . Brian Percival the director of the original pilot of the show, is on board to direct the film.

"When the TV series was coming to an end, our dream was to make a movie to the millions of fans of the world … and now, after aligning a lot of stars, we will soon go into production," he said. Neame in a statement. "Julian's script charms, shivers and entertains and in the hands of Brian Percival, we aim to deliver everything we hoped for when Downton came to the big screen."

officially packaged. In 2015, before the finale of the series, Neame said that it was interesting to revive the famous Crawley family on the big screen

"Our position on this is that we would be very interested in that. that it would be a wonderful extension of all that people have loved about the TV show, but I can not confirm that it will really happen, "said Neame. "We will see."

Downton Abbey became a crossover success in the United States and the United Kingdom, for six years on ITV in the United Kingdom and PBS in the United States. The series featured a sprawling ensemble that included, but was not limited to Hugh Bonneville Laura Carmicahel Jim Carter Brendan Coyle Michelle Dockery Joanne Froggatt Phyllis Logan Rob James-Necklace Rose Leslie Elizabeth McGovern Lesley Nicol Maggie Smith Penelope Wilton Lily James Allen Leech and Matthew Goode .

In a press release, Focus Features says the original main distribution will come back.

During his six years, Downton Abbey won three Golden Globes, 15 Emmys, and a special BAFTA award.

"Since the end of the series, fans of Downton have long been waiting for the next guy from the Crawley family. Ter," Focus President Peter Kujawski said in a statement . "We are delighted to join this incredible group of filmmakers, actors and artisans, led by Julian Fellowes and Gareth Neame, to bring the world of Downton to the big screen."