Downton Abbey's Michelle Dockery lands next film role

Downton Abbey and Anatomy of a Scandal actress Michelle Dockery has landed herself a role in the newest film from legendary director Robert Zemeckis.

Deadline reports that the star has signed onto Here, the big screen adaptation of Richard McGuire's boundary-pushing graphic novel, which has a single setting: a corner of his childhood living room. However, the book spans millions of years, using overlapping insert panels to show multiple time periods on one page.

Tom Hanks and Robin Wright also star in the film, reuniting them with Zemeckis and screenwriter Eric Roth after they all worked on Forrest Gump in the early 1990s. Paul Bettany has also been cast.

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Michelle has quite a few projects on her plate at the moment. Recently, it was announced that she will be leading Don't Feed the Children, the directorial debut of Steven Spielberg's daughter, Destry Allyn Spielberg.

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"I am so grateful to have the opportunity to bring this story to the screen with such a collaborative and inspirational team," the new director said in a statement. "This picture is so much more than just a horror film. It's a dream come true to work with a talent such as Michelle Dockery. I am excited to elevate the genre with our incredible cast and crew."

Dockery is also set to lead This Town, the new series from Peaky Blinders boss Steven Knight. The series will follow a family and four youngsters exploring the world of the ska and two-tone music genres in the 1970s and 1980s, and how the communities of Coventry and Birmingham were brought together through the music.

Downton Abbey the series is available to stream in full on Netflix, ITVX and Britbox. The first film is available to buy digitally, while A New Era can be streamed on Sky Go and NOW.