Monday, February 27, 2012

Hugh Bonneville: No film in sight for Dounton Abbey (THE PERISCOPE POST)



Downton Abbey: No film in sight, says Hugh Bonneville, as show’s American finale posts PBS’s highest audiences in years Downton Abbey is not headed for a film adaptation – but the soapy costume drama is shockingly au courant.

So, what’s new(ish) with Downton? No movie, MacLaine on set.

Actor Hugh Bonneville, better known to most as Lord Grantham, rubbished rumours this week that the costume drama is headed for a film adaptation; evidently, the ol’ rumour mill began turning after Downton writer and creator Julian Fellowes was spotted (gasp!) chatting with film producers at the Golden Globes this year.

Disappointing? Said Sarah at Unreality TV, “I would like to see a Downton movie, but I can’t really see how logistically it could be tied in to the regular show, unless it’s filmed once the show’s run on TV ends.”

Meanwhile, American actress Shirley MacLaine is reportedly on set, filming her part as Lady of the house Cora’s wealthy mother; excitement about the new casting addition is high, with most critics gleefully anticipating the barbed banter between MacLaine and Maggie Smith’s Dowager Countess, Grantham’s mother.


Read more:  http://www.periscopepost.com/2012/02/downton-abbey-no-film-in-sight-says-hugh-bonneville-as-show%E2%80%99s-american-finale-posts-pbs%E2%80%99s-highest-audiences-in-years/



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