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Elizabeth McGovern says Maggie Smith's death “releases” a new story Downton Monastery Movie.
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The actress said the presence of her late ribs was “still very much in the movie.”
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McGovern also said she wanted better characters: “I could have had more interesting stories sometimes.”
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this Common people The actress plays Cora Crawley in a popular English drama, who believes the existence of her late Costar “infiltrates” the upcoming film Downton Abbey: The Finale Although she died in September 2024.
McGovern said of Smith in an interview: “She is still in the atmosphere.” guardian. “I don't think there is a big hole. Actually, in some ways, it releases the rest of the narrative because it doesn't stop her moment.”
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Smith's character died in the franchise's previous issue of 2022 Downton Abbey: A New Agewhich means Finale It was not adversely affected by Smith's death.
“Everything she represents is there,” McGovern said of Smith. “She is in every room in every interaction, so it's not that she's not there. It's weird.”
McGovern also said that putting himself on shoes for early 20th-century characters is sometimes challenging. “I think it’s hard to feel the tights of that period as a contemporary woman,” she said. “I wish she had more interesting stories sometimes.”
However, she also notes that her character may not be able to actually enjoy “more political or social forces, because then it wouldn’t be accurate.”
Downton Abbey: The Finale The cast of nearly all the original series will be seen returning to their roles, including Hugh Bonneville, Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter, Phyllis Logan and Robert James-Collier. Also Return: Paul Giamatti, his brother Harold Levinson plays the original series.
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“I'm really surprised I'm back,” Giamatti told Weekly entertainment His role in March. “I have a very marginal character and some people think it’s a good idea to make me very important in this regard. [movie]. ”
Giamatti highlights his role in the third (speakably final) Downton Movie. “I was like, wow, it's random, I have a lot to do with the ending of the whole series,” the actor said. “I do something real – good or bad, I won't say it! But what I do makes a big difference to the ending of everything.”
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Downton Executive producer Gareth Neame has previously said Smith's death has strengthened the strong sentiment of the upcoming film. “I do think that since then, Mrs. Maggie herself has passed away now, which has really thrilled for stories we could have planned,” he told TVLine. “Losing Dowager, now you're more important to see actors playing roles mourning the role of the heroine of the family. But I've also seen actors mourn… it feels more real and more meaningful.”
Downton Abbey: The Finale Released on September 12th.
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