You are cordially invited… to watch the first teaser trailer for the Downton Abbey film!
Finally, the much anticipated first trailer for the Downton Abbey movie has been released. The first look of the feature that serves as an extension to the highly successful PBS drama confirms the return of the Crawley family and their servants from the sixth and final season of the show.
While plot details are scarce, even after the trailer, executive producer Gareth Neame said, “We had to do everything that all the fans wanted, but we had to do something that was fresh and original. We wanted a kind of storyline and sense of scale and production value that exceeded even the very high production values the TV show was remembered for. On the big screen, it just had to look a little bit more lavish and a little bit bigger and better.”
He continued: “It’s a return to these really beloved characters and seeing them in new sets of circumstances and how they will deal with those, and hopefully, a good mix of the drama, comedy, and romance that had been the mainstays of it all.”
Titled, Downton Abbey, the trailer also features shots of the interior of the Crawley’s home, followed by shots of their grandiose estate, all to the tune of a new rendition of the show’s theme music.
Rumors of a Downton Abbey film began circling as soon as the series ended. But Neame revealed to Entertainment Weekly that among the production team, the idea started percolating in season five. “We felt we were quitting while we were ahead… We wanted to go while people still wanted more. It was a way to sweeten the pill for the millions of fans around the world — the show was coming to an end, but we hoped to put a movie together.”
See the trailer below:
