Tag: Downton Abbey
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Box Office: ‘It: Chapter Two’ Continues International Reign With $47 Million
Pennywise’s reign of terror hasn’t wavered: Warner Bros.’ “It Chapter Two” maintained first place on box office charts, led by another strong showing overseas. The sequel, based on Stephen King’s horror novel, generated another $47 million at the international box office for a foreign tally of $169 million.After two weeks of release, “It Chapter Two”…
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UK box office preview: how big can ‘Downton Abbey’ open?
Further releases include For Sama and Hustlers.This week sees the release of Universal Pictures’ period drama Downton Abbey, adapted from the enormously popular ITV series that ran from 2010 to 2015.Michael Engler directed the feature, having helmed several episodes of the series, from a screenplay by its original creator Julian Fellowes. Returning cast members include…
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Focus Features Launches ‘Reel Destinations’ Webseries with a ‘Downton Abbey’-Themed Debut Episode
If you’ve ever wanted to visit filming locations from some of your favorite movies but just haven’t been able to make the trip, Focus Features has a new webseries that lets you vicariously live out your travel dreams. It’s called Reel Destinations, and in its first episode, host Alicia Malone takes audiences inside the real…
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‘Downton Abbey’ Featurette Reminds You Who’s Who in the Massive Ensemble
In case you haven’t been keeping up with the Crawley’s in the Emmy Award-winning British period soap Downton Abbey, a new Downton Abbey featurette is here to remind you of who’s who ahead of the feature film. And you’re going to have to keep a little more in your head than simply referring to Hugh…
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Water Cooler: Joker, Glow Season 3, Carnival Row, Blair Witch Project, The Lion King, Creepshow, Disneyland, My Neighbor Totoro, Downton Abbey, Hhn
On the September 4, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to discuss what they’ve been up to at the Water Cooler. Opening Banter: Chris is away in Toronto for the Toronto International…
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Film News Roundup: Stephen King’s ‘Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon’ Movie in the Works
In today’s film news roundup, a Stephen King horror movie is in the works, “Downton Abbey” is seeing strong sales and a project about Revolutionary War soldier Deborah Sampson is in development.King AdaptationStephen King’s “The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon” has been set up as a movie at George A. Romero’s Sanibel Films, Vertigo Entertainment…
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Dan Stevens Joins Netflix Comedy ‘Eurovision’
“Legion” star Dan Stevens has joined the cast of Netflix feature “Eurovision,” alongside Will Ferrell, Rachel McAdams and Pierce Brosnan. The British actor, who made his name in “Downton Abbey” and recently finished a three-year run on FX’s “X-Men” spin-off “Legion” from Noah Hawley, will play Alexander Lemtov, a Russian contestant taking part in the…
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‘Black Mirror’: Jessica Brown Findlay Was ‘Terrified’ to Sing in ‘Fifteen Million Merits’
[Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers from “Black Mirror” Season 1, Episode 2, “Fifteen Million Merits.”]When Jessica Brown Findlay famously left “Downton Abbey” in its tragic third season that also saw the departure of Dan Stevens, she sought to change up her image. Although she had first appeared in the science fiction drama “Misfits” as…
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Downton Abbey’s Hugh Bonneville To Star In Netflix Holiday Family Musical
Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville has joined the cast of Netflix’s first live-action original musical Jingle Jangle.Bonneville will star alongside Forest Whitaker in the holiday film about a toymaker and a magical invention. The cast also includes Keegan-Michael Key (Key and Peele), Phylicia Rashad (A Raisin in the Sun), Tony winner Anika Noni Rose (Caroline,…
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‘Downton Abbey’ Trailer: The Times Are Changing, and Maybe the Crawley Family Will, Too
After a successful small screen run, beloved period series “Downton Abbey” is gearing up for the inevitable: a full-length film followup that unites the majority of the show’s ensemble cast and thrusts them inside a still-changing world. After first screening at CinemaCon back in March — where much of its under-wraps plot was revealed —…