IT'S HAPPENING
DOWNTON Abbey's Jim Carter has confirmed the second film is going ahead.
The actor revealed the good news today during an appearance on This Morning and said he has even seen the script for the hotly anticipated follow-up.
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Jim, who played butler Mr Carson in the TV series and first film, was on the show to celebrate Downton's 10th anniversary.
Hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby asked if there was any chance of a reunion happening.
That's when Jim dropped the bombshell.
"Holly, if you promise not to tell anyone, I’ll let you know that we’ve seen a script," he explained.
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He added: "The script for a second film is there, we've seen it.
"It's very funny, it's got all the same characters in, all the regular characters.
"I think the will is that, COVID-willing, we'll film it next year."
Jim then joked: "I don’t know if I can trust Phillip to keep this secret, but Holly, I know will."
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As Phil started to probe him about the fate of some of the characters the actor's screen froze and they were forced to end the interview.
Downton fans were beside themselves at the news.
Taking to Twitter one wrote: "OMG. There’s going to be a Downton Abbey film sequel!"
While another added: "That’s great news about another #downtonabbey movie to be filmed next year."
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And a third said: "Fab news! Possible Downton Abbey 2 to be filmed next year!"
Downton's producers revealed earlier this year that there would almost definitely be a sequel to the 2019 hit film.
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"We are totally committed to making a sequel if we can bring all the elements back," producer Gareth Neame explained.
"During the course of this year, we will have a script and we will try to assemble all the actors again, you know, as soon as we can."
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