Downton Abbey: A New Era
Leigh and Tim do hope you'll join us at Downton Abbey for A New Era. The follow-up to 2019's feature sees a film crew come to Downton while the Crawley family inherits an estate in the south of France. Popcorn Podcast discusses everything from the gorgeous locations and costumes to the beloved characters, so sit down with a cup of tea and a scone for a chat about the anticipated sequel. Plus, CinemaCon returns with huge reveals; there's a Wicked announcement; Fast 10 loses director Justin Lin; and there's a first look at Margot Robbie as Barbie.
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DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA MOVIE REVIEW
Tim: I feel like this movie is very surface level. It coasted along. There wasn't much conflict or friction.
Leigh: No!
Tim: Does everyone just get along all the time? There’s a real sense of community and respect here, but I'm assuming that there was more tumultuousness going on across the 52-episode TV series, because the film's very straighty one-eighty.
Leigh: There had to have been. I mean, it's all very refined, isn't it?
Tim: Oh, yes.
Leigh: The shocks aren't too shocking. The twists aren't too out there. No wounds are picked at too much. It's all very civil. I guess that's what people love about this show and the movies.
Tim: A lot of people have this take on Downton Abbey, that it's just snobby, snobby, snobby. But it's not. It's really quite endearing.
Leigh: Yes.
Tim: Even not knowing much about the history of these characters, you do love them pretty quickly.
MOVIE NEWS
CinemaCon returns with exciting news and big reveals, including El Muerto, The Batman, Avatar, Mission: Impossible 7 and The Hunger Games
Jon M Chu’s Wicked announcement
Justin Lin steps down from Fast 10
Fantastic Four news
Blake Lively’s directorial debut in graphic novel adaptation Seconds
First look at Margot Robbie as Barbie
