Fans of “Downton Abbey” were ravaged when Maggie Smith, aka the Dowager Countess, passed away in September. Smith had actually starred in both the television series and in both motion pictures, with the Countess character passing away at the end of “Downton Abbey: A New Era.”
Now, executive manufacturer Gareth Neame assures that the 3rd movie, due Sept. 12, will consist of a homage to both the character and to Smith herself.
“The reality that Dame Maggie herself has actually now died because that time, I do believe, has actually offered a genuine included poignancy to a story that we would have prepared anyhow,” Neame informed TVLine while promoting Peacock’s “The Day of the Jackal.” “The loss of the Dowager, it now feels much more considerable that you see stars playing characters grieving the household matriarch. I likewise see stars grieving the matriarch of the program, and it feels more authentic and more significant.”
Neame calls her loss “completion of a period,” stating, “We will never ever see the like of Dame Maggie Smith ever once again.” He likewise stated the “Downton Abbey” cast and team’s “substantial regard” will “stumble upon in the next motion picture.”
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Smith gathered 3 Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe for her efficiency as the Dowager Countess on the “Downton Abbey” television series.
Before her tour-de-force parting function in “Downton Abbey,” Smith won finest starlet Oscars for “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” and for “California Suite.” She was Oscar-nominated for “Travels With My Aunt,” “A Room With a View” and for “Gosford Park,” which shared author Julian Fellowes with “Downton Abbey.”
