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Downton Abbey: A New Era

historical drama sequel film by Simon Curtis

"Downton Abbey 2" redirects here. For the second series of Downton Abbey, see Downton Abbey (series 2).

Downton Abbey: A New Era is a historical drama film directed by Simon Curtis from a screenplay by Julian Fellowes.

It is the sequel to Downton Abbey () and the second film in the Downton Abbey franchise. Set in , it follows the Crawley family on a journey to the south of France to uncover the mystery of the Dowager Countess's newly inherited villa.

Downton Abbey: A New Era premiered at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London on 25 April and was released in the United Kingdom on 29 April and in the United States on 20 May by Focus Features.[5] The film received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $ million worldwide against a production budget of $40 million.

A sequel is set for release in September

Plot

In , 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'slady-in-waiting. Violet Crawley, the Dowager Countess of Grantham, astonishes the family by revealing that long ago she was given a villa in Southern France by the Marquis de Montmirail, who has recently died.

Violet is bequeathing it to her great-granddaughter, Sybbie, the daughter of Tom and the late Lady Sybil Crawley, to ensure that she is more socially and financially on a par with 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 replace Downton's leaking roof.

The household staff are eager to see the film's stars, but lead actress Myrna Dalgliesh's haughtiness offends some of them.

The new Marquis de Montmirail invites the Crawley family to visit the villa. The ailing Violet is unable to travel, but Tom and Lucy, Lady Bagshaw, Robert Crawley and his wife Cora, their daughter Edith and her husband, Bertie Pelham, the Marquess of Hexham, accept.

Former butler Carson, valet Mr Bates, and lady's maid Miss Baxter accompany the family.

Lady Edith, once again writing for the London-based magazine she owns, uses the trip as a working assignment. Lady Mary remains at Downton to oversee the film crew, assisted by Mrs Carson, the former Mrs Hughes.

The Marquis de Montmirail welcomes the family to the villa.

His mother contests Violet Crawley's ownership. However, the family lawyer states that there is no basis for a claim, especially as the late Marquis bequeathed the villa to Violet before marrying. The villa is legally Violet's.

The Marquis later stuns Robert by implying that Robert's birth date, nine months after the Dowager Countess's visit, could mean they are half-brothers.

That night, Cora tells Robert she may have a fatal illness. Robert breaks down at the prospect of losing his mother, the Crawley name and title, and his wife in short succession.

At Downton, the studio cancels The Gambler because silent films have become unprofitable in the "talkie" era. Lady Mary suggests salvaging the project by dubbing in the dialogue for completed scenes and filming new ones with sound.

Lead actor Guy Dexter's resonant voice is suitable, but Myrna Dalgleish's cockney accent is inappropriate for her upper-class character. Mrs Hughes suggests that Lady Mary dub Dalgleish's voice. Fearing her career is ruined, Dalgleish quits, but Downton servants Anna and Daisy persuade her to complete the film.

Former Downton footman Mr Molesley, who can lip-read, reconstructs the dialogue for dubbing, and creates a dialogued script. During production, Dexter tacitly reveals to Downton's closeted butler, Thomas Barrow, that he is also gay, and they form a romantic bond. Dexter offers Barrow the position of housekeeper and wardrobe assistant in New York, which Barrow accepts.

The family returns to Downton while filming continues. Lady Mary gently rebuffs director Jack Barber's flirtations, although her husband Henry's prolonged absence for a car rally has strained their marriage. Barrow accepts Dexter's job offer so they can have a life together. Dr Clarkson diagnoses Cora with pernicious anaemia, a treatable condition.

Cora helps Dalgleish develop an American accent, potentially saving her career. Edith, unfulfilled and constrained as a marchioness, intends to resume running her London-based magazine. Wanting more privacy, newlywed servants Daisy and Andy successfully scheme to match Daisy's former father-in-law, Mr Mason, and Downton cook Mrs Patmore.

When the unpaid movie extras walk out, the Downton staff replace them, ensuring the film's completion. Barber offers Molesley a lucrative deal as a screenwriter. Molesley then proposes to Baxter, unaware that everyone can overhear them on an open microphone.

Violet assures Robert that the late Lord Grantham was his father and that nothing serious occurred between her and the elder Montmirail.

Violet's health deteriorates and she dies surrounded by family and servants. Mary asks Carson to temporarily return as butler to train footman Andy as Barrow's replacement. Months later, Tom and Lucy, along with Sybbie, return to Downton with their newborn child.

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    • A new portrait of Violet hangs in the entry hall.

    Cast

    See also: List of Downton Abbey characters

    • Nathalie Baye as the Marquise de Montmirail[6]
    • Hugh Bonneville as Robert Crawley, 7th Earl of Grantham[7]
    • Laura Carmichael as Edith Pelham, Marchioness of Hexham[7]
    • Jim Carter as Charles Carson[7]
    • Raquel Cassidy as Phyllis Baxter[8]
    • Brendan Coyle as John Bates[9]
    • Hugh Dancy as Jack Barber[10]
    • Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary Talbot[7]
    • Kevin Doyle as Joseph Molesley[11]
    • Michael Fox as Andy Parker[11]
    • Joanne Froggatt as Anna Bates[9]
    • Harry Hadden-Paton as Herbert "Bertie" Pelham, Marquess of Hexham[11]
    • Laura Haddock as Myrna Dalgleish[11]
    • Robert James-Collier as Thomas Barrow[9]
    • Allen Leech as Tom Branson[11]
    • Phyllis Logan as Elsie Carson[9]
    • Elizabeth McGovern as Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham[7]
    • Sophie McShera as Daisy Parker[11]
    • Tuppence Middleton as Lucy Branson[11]
    • Lesley Nicol as Beryl Patmore[11]
    • Maggie Smith as Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham[7]
    • Imelda Staunton as Maud, Lady Bagshaw[11]
    • Dominic West as Guy Dexter[12]
    • Penelope Wilton as Isobel Grey, Lady Merton[11]
    • Jonathan Zaccaï as Edouard, Marquis de Montmirail[6]
    • Samantha Bond as Lady Rosamund Painswick[11]
    • Sue Johnston as Gladys Denker[13]
    • Douglas Reith as Richard "Dickie" Grey, Lord Merton[11]
    • Paul Copley as Albert Mason[11]
    • David Robb as Dr Richard Clarkson[14]
    • Alex Macqueen as Mr Stubbins[15]
    • Jonathan Coy as George Murray[16]
    • Charlie Watson as Albert[17]

    Production

    After the release of the first film in , creator Julian Fellowes and the cast stated that they already had ideas about doing a sequel.[18] In January , it was reported that Fellowes would begin working on it after he finished scripting drama series The Gilded Age.[19] In September , Jim Carter, who plays Carson, said that the script for the sequel had been written,[20] and in February , Hugh Bonneville, who plays Robert, stated in an interview with BBC Radio 2 that once the cast and crew had been vaccinated for COVID, the film would be made.[21]

    Principal photography was originally scheduled to take place from 12 June to 12 August , in Hampshire, England,[22] but Deadline Hollywood confirmed that production had started in mid-April [12] On 16 July , Elizabeth McGovern announced on Instagram that she had completed filming.[23] On 25 August , the film's title Downton Abbey: A New Era was announced.[24][25]

    The principal cast of the first film returned.

    Joining the cast are Hugh Dancy, Laura Haddock, Nathalie Baye, Dominic West and Jonathan Zaccaï.[12]

    Soundtrack

    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 Adams-Burnett featured on two tracks.

    It was released on 29 April on CD, digital download and vinyl by Decca Gold, Decca Records and Universal Music.

    All music is composed by John Lunn

    Title
    1."A New Era"
    2."Kinema"
    3."Côte d'Azur"
    4."Guy"
    5."All Aboard"
    6."The Handsome Mr Barber"
    7."Crazy Rhythm"
    8."The Gambler"
    9."Le Chapeau de Carson"
    "That I Do Remember"
    "First Draft"
    "Am I Blue"
    "Then You're in Luck"
    "Violet mon adorée"
    "Good News, Bad News"
    "The Last Farewell"
    "Cortege"
    "Next Generation"
    "Downton Abbey - The Suite"
    Total length:

    Release

    Downton Abbey: A New Era was scheduled originally to be released in cinemas on 22 December ,[26][27] before having its release date moved to 18 March ,[28] and subsequently to 29 April in the UK, and 20 May in North America.[5] The film premiered at Leicester Square in London on 25 April [29][30]

    The film was originally set to stream in the United States on Peacock on 4 July, 45 days after its American theatrical release,[31] but it was released to the streaming service on 24 June , earlier than planned.[32]

    It was released on Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray and DVD and digital download on 5 July by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (through Studio Distribution Services LLC) in the United States, and was released on Blu-ray and DVD on 15 August by Universal through Warner Bros.

    Home Entertainment in the United Kingdom.

    Reception

    Box office

    Downton Abbey: A New Era grossed $&#;million in the United States and Canada and $&#;million in other countries, for a worldwide total of $&#;million.[3][4]

    In the United States and Canada, the film was released alongside Men, and was projected to gross $16–21 million from 3, cinemas over its opening weekend.[33][34] It made $ 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,[35] thus opening at the lower end of projections.

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    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".[2] In its second weekend the film fell 64% to $ million (and a total of $ million over the four-day Memorial Day frame), finishing fourth.[36][37] 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.[38] It then made $ million in its third weekend,[39] $ million in its fourth,[40] and $, in its fifth,[41] before dropping out of the box office top ten in its sixth.[42]

    Outside of the United States and Canada, the film earned $ million from 33 markets in its opening weekend.

    This included $ million in the United Kingdom from cinemas (the second-widest release of all-time, after No Time to Die in ), and $ million in Australia.[43] The film added $ million in its second weekend,[44] $ million in its third,[45] $ million in its fourth,[46] and $ million in its fifth.[47] It made an additional $, in its seventh weekend.[48]

    Critical response

    On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 86% of critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of / The website's consensus reads: "While Downton Abbey's frothiness comes close to curdling into outright suds, A New Era's familiar comforts will please longtime fans."[49]Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 63 out of , based on 46 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[50] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale (same as the first film), while PostTrak reported 93% of audience members gave it a positive score, with 79% saying they would definitely recommend it.[2]

    Sequel

    Main article: Downton Abbey 3

    On 13 May it was announced that a third film was in production, with much of the cast returning.

    Joely Richardson, Alessandro Nivola, Simon Russell Beale and Arty Froushan will appear as new characters.[51]

    Accolades

    Downton Abbey: A New Era was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 35th Golden Rooster Awards in but lost to the Serbian film Father.[52]

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