“We’re desperate to do it”: Hugh Bonneville of Downton Abbey reveals he has seen a sequel to the film and will make the film “once Covid is under control.”
Hugh Bonneville has revealed that he has seen a script for a sequel to the Downton Abbey film, saying it is likely to happen once Covid is “under sensible control.”
The 57-year-old actor, who plays Lord Grantham in the 2019 film and previous series of the hit drama, talked about plans for another film at The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show.
He told the BBC Radio 2 program: “Here’s the deal, if everyone who is offered a vaccine gets a vaccine, we can make a movie, we’ll make a movie.”
Coming soon? Hugh Bonneville has revealed that he has seen a script for a sequel to the Downton Abbey film, saying it is likely to happen once Covid is “under sensible control.”
The actor, who is a volunteer marshal at a Covid vaccination center, told Zoe he had seen a script for the film and added, “The planets are spinning. They’re starting to line up.
“There’s something called coronavirus touching and until this is sensibly controlled, we won’t be able to get all these ducks in a row.”
He added: “But there is definitely an intention to do it. We would love to do it. We are desperate to do it.”
Hugh also said he believes the audience would “enjoy” another Downton film after the “mess they thought of us” last year.
In the character: The actor, 57, plays Lord Grantham in the 2019 film and previous hit drama series (in the image of Elizabeth McGovern as Cora, Lady Grantham)
The Downton Abbey film saw the beloved characters Robert (Hugh) and Cora Crawley (Elizabeth McGovern) say that they will be visited by the king and queen and that the estate will have to be prepared for the royal visit.
However, the family has to deal with several setbacks and problems along the way, including a suspicious assassination attempt.
Cast members, including Matthew Goode, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter, Michelle Dockery, Dame Maggie Smith, returned to the film.
On Thursday, the Daily Mail revealed that Maggie Smith, who plays Violet Crawley, and French actress Nathalie Baye will appear together in Downton 2.
Fingers crossed: Hugh said “if everyone who is offered a vaccine gets a vaccine, we can make a movie” (in the image of Michelle Dockery as Mary and Elizabeth as Cora in the 2019 movie)
The sequel to the Downton Abbey film will begin shooting in late March or early April under Covid’s stricter security protocols.
Downton 2 will be the last hurray of the widowed Countess of Grantham. The theatrical lady has been delighting Downton fans since the series, created by Julian Fellowes, aired on ITV in 2010.
In Downton’s new film, Mrs. Baye will play an old friend of Violet’s who comes to visit her. Of course, the Countess will be surrounded, as usual, by her family, including Lord Grantham of Hugh and Elizabeth McGovern as his wife Cora.
Michelle Dockery’s Lady Mary and her husband Henry (Matthew Goode) will also be the protagonists; along with her sister, Lady Edith, played by Laura Carmichael.
Interesting: the sequel is believed to be the last hurray of the Countess of Dowager Violet Crawley and she will see her friend come to visit her (figure of the character of Maggie Smith)