Michelle Dockery teases the upcoming Downton Abbey 3, revealing that the film will serve as a final goodbye to both the series and Dame Maggie Smith's iconic role as Violet Crawley. Dockery shares insights about the film's beautiful story, the return of Paul Giamatti, and the cast's emotional experience filming the finale.
It's going to be a tough watch, but we can all get through it together, Downton Abbey clan. As Andrea Bocelli would say, it's time to say goodbye to the Crawley family. According to Michelle Dockery, the upcoming Downton Abbey 3 is going to serve a dual purpose of saying a fond farewell to the series, but in front of the camera, also saying cheerio to Dame Maggie Smith’s iconic role as Violet Crawley, the Dowager Countess of Grantham.
“It’s a beautiful film,” Dockery said. “For us, it was such a treat to be able to come back together again. It’s a real tribute to Maggie Smith, the film.” The return of Paul Giamatti, who first appeared as Harold Levinson, the uncle of Dockery's Lady Mary, in Season 4, is another fun surprise that she was able to shed light on.
A 'Downton' Trilogy Was Always the Plan When asked who made the decision to conclude the Downton Abbey story with a trilogy, Dockery explained that the idea had been part of the plan from the beginning. For Dockery, the final day of filming was a bittersweet moment, and one she'll remember forever as she looks back on a hugely important time in her life. “For us, we’ve had so many last times,” she said, recalling the various finales they’ve filmed over the years, from the series to the previous films. “But this time around, I think we really relished every minute. It being the last, it felt really, really special.
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