‘Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale’ Gets Elegant Trailer at CinemaCon: ‘It’s Time to Say Goodbye’
variety.comBrent Lang Executive Editor “It’s time to say goodbye.” That’s the tagline for “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale,” at least according to a new trailer that premiered at CinemaCon on Wednesday.
That means that all the balls and the flower shows and the garden parties and the haunting excursions and the long, drawn out dinners have come down to this.
Yes, the Granthams, those pillars of English aristocracy, are finally closing the doors of their storied estate. Focus Features presented the first look the sequel as part of Universal’s presentation to theater owners and executives, and it offers some of the upstairs, downstairs drama that’s made this series so beloved, only this time everything is done in a more elegiac key.
It’s 1930, and Lady Mary (Michelle Dockery) is mostly seen enjoying herself in London’s high society. For the rest of the short teaser, Lord and Lady Grantham (Hugh Bonneville and Elizabeth McGovern) are shown walking around the grounds of the estate, touching bannisters and stone pillars with an air of finality.
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