& # 39; Downton Abbey & # 39; movie is on the way

The Crawleys will make a triumphal return to Highclere Castle, adorned with pearls and ready for more melodrama, to shoot a film "Downton Abbey" this summer.

You can expect to see Maggie Smith, Michelle Dockery, Hughe Bonneville and other cast members coming back for the next chapter of the TV show. "Downton Abbey", PBS's hit "Masterpiece" that followed the life of the Crawley family and the servants who worked for them at the beginning of the 20th century in England, ended up being dismayed by many viewers in Britain in November 2015. United States in March 2016.

No release date was set for production, by Carnival Films, and producers declined to comment on the plot. Only certain characters will reappear, but the creative team behind the film will include many people who have worked on the show. Director Brian Percival, known for "The Book Thief" and "About a Girl", directed the series' pilot and will direct the film. Screenwriter Julian Fellowes, as well as producers Gareth Neame, Liz Trubridge and Nigel Marchant, will also return. Focus Features and Universal Pictures International will distribute the film.

"Julian's screenplay charms, shudders and entertains, and in Brian Percival's hands, we aim to deliver everything we hope for when" Downton "arrives on the big screen." Neame said in a statement. communiqué

On the background of the Edwardian family's English country house, the 52 episodes of the broadcast revealed the nuances of a time when the aristocracy was defining life in England The series won 15 Emmys and garnered 69 Emmy nominations, attracting an estimated 9.6 million viewers, and Britain's audience of nearly 12 million for several seasons.