Sequel film hits theaters March 18
The first teaser trailer for “Downton Abbey: A New Era” has arrived, revealing that the story will center around Violet Crawley’s (Maggie Smith) “mysterious past” and how it will affect the entire family’s present — as she is now in possession of a villa in the South of France. “Years ago, before you were born, I met a man,” Violet, the Dowager Countess of Grantham, says to a her son Robert, the Earl of Grantham (Hugh Bonneville), her daughter Lady Rosamund (Samantha Bond), and hergranddaughter Lady Mary (Michelle Dockery). “And now I’ve come into the possession of a villa in the South of France.” “What?” Mary says, speaking for all of us. And once you see Mr. Carson (Jim Carter) checking out a cameo of the young Violet, you’re going to be even more intrigued by this chapter of her life “Downton” fans have been wondering about for years.
