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Downton Abbey: A New Era movie storyline. Years after the first film was released, Downton Abbey is returning for a sequel. The hit film, which was a spin off of the original ITV series, will be getting a follow up. Downton Abbey 2, titled Downton Abbey: A New Era, see the original cast reprise their roles, alongside some new and exciting names including The Pursuit of Love’s Dominic West and Guardians of the Galaxy Laura Haddock.
In 1928, Tom Branson, the Earl of Grantham’s widowed son-in-law, marries Lucy Smith, the illegitimate daughter of and sole heir to Lady Maud Bagshaw, Queen Mary’s lady-in-waiting. Violet Crawley, the Dowager Countess of Grantham, astonishes the family by revealing that long ago she was gifted a villa in the South of France by the Marquis de Montmirail, who has recently passed away.
She is leaving it to her great-granddaughter, Sybbie, Tom’s daughter with the late Lady Sybil Crawley, to ensure that she has a better social and financial standing relative to her cousins (George, Caroline, Marigold, and Peter).
A film production company wants to use Downton to shoot a silent film called The Gambler. Robert declines, until his eldest daughter and estate manager, Lady Mary Talbot, convinces him that the fee would be enough to replace Downton’s leaking roof. The household staff are eager to see the film stars, but lead actress Myrna Dalgliesh’s haughtiness offends several of them.
The new marquis invites the family to visit the villa. The ailing Violet is unable to travel, but Tom and Lucy, Lady Bagshaw, Robert Crawley and his wife Cora, and their daughter Edith (the Marchioness of Hexham) and her husband, Bertie Pelham (the Marquess of Hexham), accept. Joining them is Carson, Mr Bates (Robert’s valet) and Miss Baxter (Cora’s lady’s maid).
Downton Abbey: A New Era is a 2022 historical drama film and the sequel to the 2019 film Downton Abbey. The film was written by Julian Fellowes, the creator and writer of the television series of the same name and was directed by Simon Curtis. Downton Abbey: A New Era was released in the United Kingdom on 29 April 2022 by Universal Pictures and was released in the United States on 20 May by Focus Features. The film was not as successful as its predecessor, only grossing $92.7 million, but it received generally positive reviews from critics.
Downton Abbey: A New Era (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the film’s soundtrack album and musical score album of the same name, composed by John Lunn and performed by The Chamber Orchestra of London with the voice of Cherise Roberts featured on two tracks. It was released on 29 April 2022 on CD, digital download and vinyl by Decca Gold, Decca Records and Universal Music. All music is composed by John Lunn
Downton Abbey: A New Era grossed $44.2 million in the United States and Canada and $48.5 million in other countries, for a worldwide total of $92.7 million. In the United States and Canada, the film was released alongside Men, and was projected to gross $16–21 million from 3,820 cinemas over its opening weekend.[34][35] It made $7.4 million on its first day, including $1 million from Thursday night previews.
The film went on to debut at $16 million and finished second at the box office, thus opening at the lower end of projections. 48% of the opening weekend audience was over the age of 55 and Deadline Hollywood said it “repped the first time [exhibitors] saw older patrons since pre-pandemic”. In its second weekend the film fell 64% to $5.8 million (and a total of $7.4 million over the four-day Memorial Day frame), finishing fourth. The large drop was attributed in-part to newcomer Top Gun: Maverick, whose audience was 55% over the age of 35, sharing much of the same demographics as A New Era. It then made $3.2 million in its third weekend, $1.8 million in its fourth, and $828,265 in its fifth, before dropping out of the box office top ten in its sixth.
Outside of the United States and Canada, the film earned $9.3 million from 33 markets in its opening weekend. This included $3.8 million in the United Kingdom from 746 cinemas (the second-widest release of all-time, after No Time to Die in 2021), and $1.3 million in Australia. The film added $6.6 million in its second weekend, $3.6 million in its third, $3.8 million in its fourth, and $2.2 million in its fifth. It made an additional $715,000 in its seventh weekend.
Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)
Directed by: Simon Curtis
Starring: Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith, Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter, Phyllis Logan, Joanne Froggatt, Allen Leech, Laura Haddock, Sophie McShera
Screenplay by: Julian Fellowes
Production Design by: Donal Woods
Cinematography by: Andrew Dunn
Film Editing by: Adam Recht
Costume Design by: Maja Meschede, Anna Robbins
Set Decoration by: Linda Wilson
Art Direction by: Robert Haynes
Music by: John Lunn
MPAA Rating: PG for some suggestive references, language and thematic elements.
Distributed by: Focus Features (United States), Universal Pictures (international)
Release Date: April 29, 2022 (United Kingdom), May 20, 2022 (United States)
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