The scheduled Christmas release date of the new Downton Abbey movie has been pushed back by three months and will now be in cinemas in March of next year.
Downton Abbey: A New Era is the follow-up to 2019#s successful big screen adaption of the hit ITV period drama, which follows the aristocratic Crawley family in England.
A new era begins. The entire Downton cast is back for #DowntonAbbey: A New Era, with Hugh Dancy, Laura Haddock, Nathalie Baye and Dominic West joining. See the film only in theaters March 18, 2022. pic.twitter.com/7w42WOMTl0
— Downton Abbey (@DowntonAbbey) August 26, 2021
The first footage of the sequel was shown at CinemaCon in Las Vegas this week and according to Deadline, the new film will show the Crawley family and the Downton staff preparing for a trip abroad. There is also wedding in the offing.
Hugh Bonneville, Jim Carter, Laura Carmichael will reprise their roles, along with Hugh Dancy, Laura Haddock, Nathalie Baye and Dominic West.
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Maggie Smith is also said to be returning as the scene stealing Violet Crawley. Series creator Julian Fellowes has once again written the film's screenplay, with Emmy and BAFTA Award-winning Gareth Neame and Emmy Award-winning Liz Trubridge back to produce alongside Fellowes.
Downton Abbey: A New Era will be in cinemas on March 18, 2022.
