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Matthew Goode confirmed for Downton Abbey movie – but he says he will only be “popping in at the end”
What does his appearance mean for Henry Talbot and his wife Lady Mary?

By Eleanor Bley Griffiths
Monday, 3rd September 2018 at 7:00 pm
Matthew Goode has revealed he will be appearing in the Downton Abbey movie – but not for long.

The actor starred as Henry Talbot in the ITV series, and gave us the happily-ever-after storyline we were hoping for with his character’s marriage to Lady Mary.

The last time we visited Downton, Lady Mary was pregnant with their first child and Henry had set up an automobile shop with Tom Branson (Allen Leech) named Talbot and Branson Motors.

So you’d expect him to have a pretty meaty role in the upcoming feature film.

But Goode tells Radio Times: “I’m just popping in at the end, which is a nice way to do it.”

Perhaps his limited role in the movie is down to his other commitments. After all, Goode has movies in the pipeline including Official Secrets and Four Kids and It, and on Friday his new drama A Discovery of Witches begins on Sky1.

Still, it’s left us pretty worried. Have Lady Mary and Henry Talbot lasted the course or will we find them sadly separated when we return to Downton Abbey?

Read the full interview in Radio Times magazine, out Tuesday 4th.

https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2018-09-03/downton-abbey-movie-matthew-goode-cast-confirmed/

New trailer here – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sphYvAVkOyw

Matthew sadly missed the ‘A Discovery of Witches’ San Diego Comic Con panel yesterday but the good news is that he has started filming in Ireland for ‘Four Kids and It’.  Filming has been delayed on this project for nearly two years but it is happening!

Celebgrid had the exclusive – https://celebgrid.com/matthew-goode-films-for-jacqueline-wilsons-novel-being-made-into-a-film-in-dublin/

EXCLUSIVE: Actor Matthew Goode films for Jaqueline Wilson’s book for ‘Four Children And It’, on the first day of their shoot in Dublin, Ireland. Matthew plays the dad in the film on 16/07/18.

More pictures from Celebgrid will be added to the photo gallery later!

EXCLUSIVE from Deadline:

It’s official, the Downton Abbey movie is a go. Focus Features has set production with Carnival Films to begin this summer for a return to all things Crawley. The original principal cast, including Maggie Smith, Michelle Dockery, Hugh Bonneville and more, are set to reprise their upstairs/downstairs roles with Focus and Universal Pictures International distributing.

Creator Julian Fellowes has written the film’s screenplay and will produce alongside Gareth Neame and Liz Trubridge. Brian Percival (The Book Thief), who directed the series’ pilot, will helm the film. Nigel Marchant will also return to executive produce.

The game-changing Downton Abbey followed the lives of the Crawley family and the servants who worked for them for six seasons on the UK’s ITV and PBS’ Masterpiece in the U.S., garnering a massive worldwide following and helping to kick-off the so-called new golden age of television while making period drama chic again — we also learned terms like “entail” and, famously, mused “what is a weekend?” The series won three Golden Globe Awards, 15 Primetime Emmys (out of 69 nominations in total) and a special BAFTA. Downton is the most nominated non-U.S. television show in the history of the Emmys.

Story details are being kept under wraps for now. The drama had its fair share of sad season conclusions from the outbreak of World War I to Matthew’s death by car crash. But turns of events as the post-Edwardian clan rang in 1926 in the 2015 series finale kept things cheerful with Edith marrying — and outranking her entire family; Mary expecting her second child; Anna and Bates welcoming their first; Tom and Henry christening their fancy new car dealership; Robert accepting Cora’s role outside the house; Isobel and Lord Merton in wedded bliss; and more blossoming romance for the downstairs crew: Mrs Patmore & Mr Mason, Daisy & Andy, Baxter & Molesely… Also notable and emotional was the resolution of Thomas’ arc from footman-you-love-to-hate, to tortured soul, and finally a place of honor on the Grantham estate — which even a somewhat humbled Carson couldn’t argue.

Not every recurring character we’ve seen over the years will feature in the film, although Highclere Castle will return as the family’s hub.

Gareth Neame, Carnival’s Executive Chairman and the film’s producer said, “When the television series drew to a close it was our dream to bring the millions of global fans a movie and now, after getting many stars aligned, we are shortly to go into production. Julian’s script charms, thrills and entertains and in Brian Percival’s hands we aim to deliver everything that one would hope for as Downton comes to the big screen.”

Focus chairman Peter Kujawski adds, “Since the series ended, fans of Downton have long been waiting for the Crawley family’s next chapter. We’re thrilled to join this incredible group of filmmakers, actors and craftspeople, led by Julian Fellowes and Gareth Neame, in bringing back the world of Downton to the big screen.”

The Downton Abbey movie is a Carnival Films production, with Focus Features and Universal Pictures International distributing. A release date has yet to be set.

https://deadline.com/2018/07/downton-abbey-movie-greenlight-original-cast-summer-production-start-focus-universal-carnival-1202426045/

Link to full article from Metro – https://metro.co.uk/2018/07/05/british-comedy-giants-bill-bailey-and-adrian-edmondson-to-voice-the-big-bad-fox-and-other-tales-7683848/

Matthew will voice the role of the Wolf in the English language UK version of french animation Big Bad Fox.

More details and trailer are in the ‘Career’ section.