Having
entertained
audiences
with
six
successful
seasons
and
a
feature
film,
the
Crawleys
are
back
with
another
feature
film
with
'Downton
Abbey:
A
New
Era'.
Sequel
to
the
British
television
show
and
movie,
Downton
Abbey
2
is
all
set
to
hit
the
theatres
in
India
on
3rd
June.
The
much-anticipated
cinematic
return
of
the
global
phenomenon
reunites
the
beloved
cast
as
they
go
on
a
grand
journey
to
the
South
of
France
to
uncover
the
mystery
of
the
Dowager
Countess'
newly
inherited
villa.
Adding
to
the
drama,
this
is
also
the
era
of
movie
making
where
an
entire
film
unit
has
landed
up
at
Downton
Abbey
to
shoot
a
movie,
as
the
world
makes
the
transition
from
silent
pictures
to
talkies.
A
New
Era
sees
many
familiar
faces
returning
for
the
second
Downton
Abbey
movie
-
and
they'll
be
joined
by
some
new,
exciting
additions
too.
Talking
about
working
yet
again
with
an
ensemble
cast,
many
of
whom
are
reprising
their
roles,
Simon
Curtis,
the
director,
said,
"I've
been
very
lucky
in
that
some
of
the
things
I'd
made
in
television,
like
David
Copperfield
and
Cranford,
meant
I'd
had
experience
working
with
a
big
ensemble
cast.
What's
intimidating
about
directing
Downton,
(which
I'm
sure
all
the
previous
directors
have
also
felt),
is
that
there's
no
such
thing
as
an
easy
scene
in
Downton."
"There
might
be
as
many
as
four
mini
scenes
within
one
bigger
scene
and
four
different
clusters
of
conversations
that
all
require
coverage
from
different
angles
and
that
all
takes
time.
In
this
film
we
had
the
usual
ensemble
of
actors,
then
added
in
the
crew
and
actors
for
the
film
within
the
film,
plus
our
own
crew
and
that
amounted
to
over
50
setups
for
one
particular
dinner
scene
across
three
days.
It
was
a
relief
to
get
to
the
end
of
that
scene."
Alongside
the
Crawley
sisters,
Lady
Mary
Talbot
(Michelle
Dockery)
and
Edith
Pelham,
now
Marchioness
of
Hexham
(Laura
Carmichael),
the
series
also
marks
the
return
of
fan-favourite
character
Lady
Violet,
played
by
Maggie
Smith.