The Dowager Countess Was Long The Glue That Held The Downton Abbey Franchise Together. How The Third Movie Will Pay Tribute To Dame Maggie Smith

The Dowager Countess Was Long The Glue That Held The Downton Abbey Franchise Together. How The Third Movie Will Pay Tribute To Dame Maggie Smith

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Fans of the Downton Abbey franchise are anticipating the third film in the series arriving in the later innings of the upcoming 2025 movies schedule. Of course, a big question has been hanging over the film, as the late Dame Maggie Smith’s passing will undoubtedly color the project’s production in a certain way. As a popular character who acted as the glue for the franchise, and the family within it, a special tribute would seem to be in the making – and there are some early details of exactly how that’s going to happen.

Downton executive producer Gareth Neame was on hand in an interview with TVLine to promote his latest series, the Peacock streaming hit The Day of the Jackal. So of course, he was asked for any information he could provide on the threequel, set to debut in theaters September 2025. But as Neame revealed in his remarks, Dame Maggie Smith’s passing has influenced the production in a way that didn’t have to alter the story:

The fact that Dame Maggie herself has now passed away since that time, I do think, has given a real added poignancy to a story that we would have planned anyway. The loss of the Dowager, it now feels far more significant that you see actors playing characters mourning the family matriarch. But I also see actors mourning the matriarch of the show, and it feels more genuine and more meaningful.



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