‘Downton Abbey 3’: Paul Giamatti, Joely Richardson, Alessandro Nivola, Simon Russell Beale and Arty Froushan Join Cast

Brent Lang
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They’re going to need an even bigger dining room table.

Paul Giamatti, Joely Richardson, Alessandro Nivola, Simon Russell Beale and Arty Froushan are joining the third “Downton Abbey” feature film. Giamatti, who recently scored an Oscar nomination playing an ornery teacher in “The Holdovers,” is reprising his role as Harold Levinson, the bother of Elizabeth McGovern’s Cora Grantham, a part he played in the TV show that spawned the film franchise.

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No word yet on who Richardson, Nivola, Beale and Froushan will portray. Nor are there any details about the plot, but this being “Downton Abbey” you can expect silverware to be polished to a high gloss, tables set with military precision and a mad dash to find an adequate number of ladies maids to service all the guests for this or that soiree.

Richardson’s credits include “Nip/Tuck,” “101 Dalmatians” and “Red Sparrow.” Nivola recently starred in “The Many Saints of Newark” and will be seen in “Kraven the Hunter” and “The Brutalist.” Beale, a celebrated stage actor, has appeared in such films as “The Death of Stalin” and “Thor: Love & Thunder.” And Froushan is part of the casts of “Carnival Row” and “House of the Dragon.”

In addition, “Downton Abbey” regulars McGovern, Hugh Bonneville, Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter, Phyllis Logan, Robert James-Collier, Joanne Froggatt, Allen Leech, Penelope Wilton, Lesley Nicol, Michael Fox, Raquel Cassidy, Brendan Coyle, Kevin Doyle, Harry Hadden-Paton, Sophie McShera and Douglas Reith will all return for the third film. Dominic West will also reprise his role as silent film star Guy Dexter from “Downton Abbey: A New Era.”

The third film is penned by “Downton” creator and Oscar-winning “Gosford Park” writer Julian Fellowes. Simon Curtis is returning to direct after helming 2022’s “Downton Abbey: A New Era,” while Gareth Neame, Fellowes and Liz Trubridge will produce the picture. The new “Downton Abbey” is a Carnival Films production, with Focus Features and Universal Pictures International distributing.

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