Here’s our first look at Paddington In Peru, the long-awaited threequel in the popular franchise.
The film is set to hit U.S. cinemas on January 17, 2025, MLK Weekend, but will debut in the UK about two months prior on November 8, 2024.
In the Dougal Wilson-directed picture, Paddington heads to Peru to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy, who now resides at the Home for Retired Bears. With the Brown family in tow, adventure ensues when a mystery plunges them into an unexpected journey through the Amazon rainforest and to the mountain peaks of Peru. The screenplay is by Mark Burton, Jon Foster, and James Lamont. The story is by Paul King, Simon Farnaby, and Mark Burton, and it is based on children’s stories by British author Michael Bond.
Paddington is produced by David Heyman and Rosie Alison. EPs are Paul King, Anna Marsh, Ron Halpern, Dan MacRae, Tim Wellspring, Jeffrey Clifford, and Naoya Kinoshita. Pic stars Hugh Bonneville, Emily Mortimer, Antonio Banderas, Olivia Colman, Julie Walters, Madeleine Harris, Samuel Joslin, Jim Broadbent, and Carla Tous with both Ben Whishaw and Imelda Staunton returning as the respective voices of Paddington and Aunt Lucy.
Studiocanal developed the movie and is fully financing and releasing it in the UK, France, Germany, Benelux, Poland, Australia, and New Zealand as well as through partners in China and Japan. The film is produced by Heyday Films.
Check out the trailer above.