The long-rumored movie version of hit show Downton Abbey looks ever more likely as one of the actors has appeared to confirm the involvement of Maggie Smith in such a project.
之前一直有傳言稱大熱英劇《唐頓莊園》要拍電影版，最近，該劇的一名演員隱約確認片中老戲骨瑪吉?史密斯會參與其中。看來拍電影這事兒有點譜了。

Smith, 81, who won an Emmy for her performance as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham in the show, had previously been skeptical about the endeavor, saying a year ago she feared her character’s advancing years ruled her out of such an appearance.
今年81歲的史密斯憑借在片中飾演的伯爵遺孀Violet一角獲得艾美獎，她此前一直對拍電影這個想法持懷疑態度，一年前她曾經表示，她飾演的角色年歲已高，她參演電影的可能性不大。

Asked if she would appear in any film, Smith told Graham Norton: “I can’t – what age would she be? By the time we finished, she must have been about 110. It couldn’t go on and on, it just didn’t make sense.”
被問及是否會參演電影時，史密斯告訴格拉漢姆·諾頓說：“我演不了了，那時候她都多大歲數了？等我們拍完的時候，她都得110歲了。這個故事不可能一直繼續下去，那樣不合理。”

But at a Bafta event in Los Angeles over the weekend, Michael Fox, who plays friendly valet Andy Parker on the show, said that Smith signing on meant the film would not only proceed – but be the better for it.
但是，剛剛過去的這個周末在洛杉磯的英國電影和電視藝術學院活動上，在該劇中扮演安迪?帕克的邁克爾?福克斯表示，史密斯參與的話就意味著電影版不光要開拍，而且會拍得很好。

“The film without her would still be good with all the other actors,” he was quoted by MailOnline, “but it puts a stamp of quality with her in it.”
他說：“電影版里沒有她出現，有其他演員參與也會很好，但是有她參與就是高質量的標志。”

At the same event, show creator and writer Julian Fellowes expressed enthusiasm about the prospect.
在同一場活動中，該劇的制作人和編劇朱利安?費羅斯也表示了對于拍攝電影版的熱情：

“I think it will be fun to get everyone together,” he said, “and move it to a larger scale because you have got more money to spend.”
“我覺得大家重聚在一起做成一個更大的項目應該會很開心，因為可以得到更多的資金。”

Speaking to Good Morning Britain, Fellowes reiterated his commitment. “I would love to make [a Downtown movie],” he said. “As far as I am concerned, I am completely up for it. Most of the cast are up for it.”
費羅斯在接受采訪時重申了他的意愿：“我很愿意拍[唐頓的電影版]，就我來說，我是百分之百愿意參與的。大部分的劇中演員也都愿意參演。”

英文來源：衛報
翻譯：Helen
編審：yaning