'Downton Abbey' Movie Plot Revealed

There have been photos and posters, but no real trailer as of yet for the Downton Abbey movie. (Just the briefest of teasers that only really showed us the house.) That will change soon, as a cut of the planned two-minute trailer was shown last week at CinemaCon, as part of Focus Features' panel on the upcoming film. The movie-centric event, attended by film fans, press, and investors, features presentations from most of the major production houses, including Disney, Sony, and Warner Brothers. Focus Features is a smaller more indie company, and their presentation came as part of the larger Universal Pictures set. However, their Downton trailer made a huge splash among those attending, with The Hollywood Reporter calling the crowd's reaction "a rousing response."

Though it will be a while yet before the trailer is available to the public, descriptions of it have circulated on the internet, and the main points to know are as follows:

• The Crawley family has undergone even more belt-tightening since fans last saw them. According to several outlets, Robert Crawley declares "No maid, no nanny, no valet. It’s 1927, and we are modern folk."
• Said modernity goes right out the window when the family learns King George V will be passing through and expects to stay in the Downton household as a guest.
• The royal visit not only draws the family together to bask in the celebrity of the higher ranking among the aristocracy, but is also the excuse to get the Downstairs band back together, including Carson.
• There is still some doubt on whether the family will stay in Downton Abbey, as the interwar period continues to eat away at the Briitsh peerage system.