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The film's executive producer said Smith's death gave an "added poignancy to a story that we would have planned anyway"

The next installment of the movie DOWNTOWN ABBEY will pay tribute to a special actress, Maggie Smith, who died in September at the age of 89.

The Crawleys’ return to the big screen in the third “Downton Abbey” movie next September will be bittersweet, as the producer of the hit ITV/PBS series says they will pay homage to the late Maggie Smith, who played the family matriarch Violet Crawley, the Dowager Countess of Grantham.

Beloved actress Maggie Smith passed away this year in late September, and despite her legacy of two Academy Award wins, and a long list of memorable roles, her absence will still be sorely felt in the upcoming film Downton Abbey 3 .

Downton Abbey 3' will pay homage to the 'end of an era' with a tribute to Oscar-winning actress Maggie Smith, executive producer Gareth Neame said.

Late star Maggie Smith will be honoured with a special tribute in the third Downton Abbey movie. As per Variety, executive producer Gareth Neame confirm

The fact that Dame Maggie herself has now passed away since that time, I do think, has given a real added poignancy to a story that we would have planned anyway,” said exec producer Gareth

Downton Abbey: A New Era’s bittersweet ending saw Dowager Countess Violet Crawley passing away surrounded by her family, so the table was already set for the rest of the cast to mourn her presence. Sadly, what started as a story commemorating the death of a pop culture icon has now become a vehicle for actual grief to be expressed.

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