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Four years after “Downton Abbey” aired its final season, the cast reunited for a movie adaptation that continues the Crawley family’s story. Joanne Froggatt, Kevin Doyle and Michael Fox discussed the film during the Variety Screening Series presented by Vudu.
“It’s very surreal when you put that costume on again,” Froggatt said. “After three years, that first moment is like, ‘Oh my goodness!’ And then very quickly you settle back in and you do it all again. It’s just joyous to be able to go back and have a reunion and relive this special time of my life and all our lives.”
Doyle said working on the Emmy-winning show was life-changing, adding “experiences like this don’t come along that often.”
Four years after “Downton Abbey” aired its final season, the cast reunited for a movie adaptation that continues the Crawley family’s story. Joanne Froggatt, Kevin Doyle and Michael Fox discussed the film during the Variety Screening Series presented by Vudu. “It’s very surreal when you put that costume on again,” Froggatt said. “After three years, [...]
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Lulu Wang, director and writer of “The Farewell,” talked about the challenges she faced before she was finally able to bring her movie to theaters during the Variety Screening Series presented by Vudu. The story, based on Wang’s own experiences, follows a Chinese American family dealing with the terminal cancer diagnosis of their grandmother. “When [...]
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