Downton Abbey: The Harry Potter standoff you’ve been waiting for has arrived
By Callum Gunn
After hearing Imelda Staunton would be in the Downton Abbey movie, you know you wanted a standoff between her character and Maggie Smith’s character. That standoff is here!
Hearing that Imelda Staunton would be in the Downton Abbey movie made may Harry Potter fans excited. After all, the movie would also star Dame Maggie Smith, who was a series regular in all six seasons of the original series. You know there was one thing that you wanted to see.
Who would have thought there would be a chance to see Delores Umbridge and Minerva McGonagall up against each other again? The disappointing thing about the recent teaser for the Downton Abbey movie was that we didn’t get to see the two of them onscreen together. That’s all now changed.
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Focus Features has released a new clip for the upcoming period drama movie. Smith’s dowager countess walks into Staunton’s Lady Maud Bagshaw’s room. Just like the dowager countess throughout all six seasons, she just can’t help but get a sarcastic jib in about it being her home once. That’s where it all just gets started.
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There’s clearly some sort of history between the two powerhouses on the screen. Lady Bagshaw threatens to “have it out later” with the dowager countess, before walking off with a comment about seeing “Her Majesty.”
We all know that the Dowager Countess Violet Crawley is not someone to mess with. She will always fight for anything she believes in and is armed with swift comebacks when necessary. However, she will certainly have her work cut out for her with Bagshaw. It’s going to be like Umbridge vs. McGonagall all over again!
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What do you think about the sneak peek from Downton Abbey? What are you excited to see from the two Harry Potter actresses on screen? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
Downton Abbey is out in theaters on Sept. 13.