Yahoo Movies Everything you need to know about Paddington 3
Paddington 3 is coming to cinemas this year, as the movie finally confirmed its release date in the UK and US.
Fans will be soon reunited with the marmalade-loving bear, alongside a star-studded cast (including new additions like Olivia Colman) and a new adventure set overseas.
Officially titled Paddington in Peru, the third movie will arrive seven years after the celebrated sequel Paddington 2, and it's already one of the most anticipated movies of 2024.
Dougal Wilson has taken over directorial duties from Paul King, who is an executive producer on the threequel and has written a story alongside Simon Farnaby and Mark Burton, with a screenplay by Burton, Jon Foster and James Lamont.
"After ten years of working on the Paddington movies, I feel absurdly protective of the little bear, and I'm delighted that Dougal will be there to hold his paw as he embarks on his third big-screen adventure," King said.
As we wait (im)patiently for the new movie to arrive, here's everything you need to know about Paddington 3, aka Paddington in Peru.
Paddington 3 release date: When can we expect Paddington in Peru?
As mentioned above, we finally know that Paddington in Peru will be released in UK cinemas on November 8, 2024 and in US cinemas on January 17, 2025.
The movie started filming in July 2023 in the UK, but due to the SAG-AFTRA strike, Rachel Zegler was unable to join production and she has since been replaced in the movie (more on that below).
Paddington 3 cast: Who's coming back for Paddington in Peru?
It wouldn't be a Paddington movie without Ben Whishaw as the bear himself, along with Hugh Bonneville, Julie Walters, Madeleine Harris and Samuel Joslin as the Brown family.
Sadly, Sally Hawkins is stepping down as Mrs Brown, with Emily Mortimer taking over the role.
"For me it has felt the right time to hand the reins over to another, and one can’t get much better than the truly wonderful Emily Mortimer, she is extraordinarily special," said Hawkins.
"She will embody the essence of Mary Brown and yet make it utterly her own. However, I am, and will always be in love with Paddington's world.
"I already greatly miss my on and off-screen family – the experience of making the first two films has truly been some of the best and most creative times I have had in the world of film."
Olivia Colman has joined the cast for the third movie alongside fellow newcomer Antonio Banderas.
According to Variety, Colman plays the reverend mother who runs the home Aunt Lucy is staying at, while Banderas is riverboat captain Hunter Cabot.
Rachel Zegler was initially meant to play Cabot's daughter Gina but, as mentioned above, she was unable to join filming. The role will now be played by newcomer Carla Tous.
Imelda Staunton is also back to voice Aunt Lucy, but it's unlikely we'll see Uncle Pastuzo following Michael Gambon's death. It's possible, however, that some archival audio could be used.
We wouldn't be surprised to find the residents of Windsor Gardens making an appearance too, so returns for Sanjeev Bhaskar, Ben Miller, Jessica Hynes and Doctor Who's Twelfth Doctor Peter Capaldi would not be a surprise.
Likewise, Mr Gruber's antique shop is surely due to feature, which would mean Jim Broadbent reprising his role.
Chatting exclusively to Digital Spy in April 2023 for his movie The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, Broadbent wouldn't say much about his involvement in the new Paddington film, but did say that the chances of Mr Gruber returning were "very, very likely". (We'll take that as a yes.)
Knuckles McGinty and his fellow prisoners from Paddington 2 may be less likely to appear, but we wouldn't completely rule out finding Brendan Gleeson, Tom Davis and Noah Taylor back for the threequel.
If anything, we'd be a bit disappointed if they didn't appear.
Paddington 3 plot: What will Paddington in Peru be about?
Aside from the fact that we know Paddington is heading to Peru to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy at a home for retired bears, we don't know anything more about what the new movie will be about.
The Browns are now confirmed to join him on his journey, which is said to lead them on an "unexpected" voyage through the Amazon rainforest and up to the mountain peaks of Peru.
However, there's always some nefarious criminal activity taking place in the Paddington flicks. Be it kidnapping or stealing a book or wrongful imprisonment, the franchise has it all, so maybe that's what draws him back to his homeland.
Could Nicole Kidman's taxidermist Millicent Clyde return to exact revenge on Peru's finest? Or will Hugh Grant's Phoenix Buchanan get out of prison early (for musically good behaviour) and also seek recompense from the bear?
Might there even be a mouth-watering double-villain team-up? Grant has previously told Digital Spy that he'd be up for a reunion with Kidman, who he starred with in The Undoing.
Paddington 3 trailer: Any Paddington in Peru footage yet?
While we have a release date and filming has started, we don't yet have any Paddington 3 footage to show you, unfortunately.
Paddington in Peru will be released in UK cinemas on November 8, 2024 and in US cinemas on January 17, 2025.
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