Last updated at 9:07 PM on 18th January 2012
Winner: Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes may turn the show into a film
Downton Abbey could soon be made into a Hollywood movie after show creator Julian Fellowes did some networking at the Golden Globes.
He reportedly 'virtually mobbed' at the event's after-party at the Beverly Hilton, after ITV1 costume drama won best mini-series.
Actors and movie bosses wanting to know whether there was a movie adaptation on the way and the 62-year-old was forced to admit he had already been approached about the film rights.
A source told The Sun: 'Julian was chatting with various film directors and movie executives about the show and the possibility it would make a fantastic feature film.
'Reese Witherspoon and Meryl Streep were also seen chatting and congratulating him.
'He was very much flying the flag for British TV.
'They were all chatting about how much of a success the film version would be.
'Julian was explaining he would have to give the idea a lot of thought and that lots of people have already asked him about film rights.'
Insiders told the paper that a film would likely deal with a single event that engulfs the Abbey and its characters so as not to detract from the ongoing TV narrative.
In the pipeline? Insiders said a movie would likely deal with a single event that engulfs the Abbey and its characters so as not to detract from the ongoing TV narrative
Fellowes has already had Hollywood success, after winning an Oscar for nest screenplay for his his 2001 film, Gosford Park.
He wrote the quintessentially British movie, which starred Downton's Maggie Smith.
And he is credited with helping write the screenplay for The Tourist, starring Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp.
Downton has become a hit in the US after it started airing on the PBS channel which also screens British programmes such as Sherlock.
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