Ten years after Paul King’s Paddington, the third part of the saga with the beloved teddy bear in the red hat will release its trailer. Paddington and the Brown family leave the streets of London for the Peruvian Amazon jungle!
The first two Michael Bond-inspired films were commercial and critical successes grossing over $500 million worldwide, with 4.7 million releases in French theaters, ratings of 97% and 99% on Rotten Tomatoes, and 4 stars. and viewers) on AlloCiné.
The Brown family and Paddington arrive in Peru
Paddington in Peru will be the first film in the saga to be directed by someone other than Paul King (who produced the feature anyway), thanks to his huge success as Wonka alongside Timothée Chalamet. It is British Dougal Wilson who is at work this time.
In this opus, Bear returns to Peru to visit his Aunt Lucy at a retired bear home. But the latter has left for a trip into the jungle and Paddington is determined to go get it, much to the Browns’ dismay, as shown in a video revealed today.
🐻Little bear, big journey!
Discover the first poster #Paddington in PeruFebruary 5, 2025 in cinemas. pic.twitter.com/2pQM9yZyFH— STUDIOCANAL (@StudiocanalFR) June 12, 2024
Ben Whishaw again lends his voice to the bear in the original version (Guillaume Gallien returned to VF), Hugh Bonneville, Emily Mortimer (replacing Sally Hawkins), Julie Walters, Madeleine Harris and Samuel Joslin reprise their roles as members of the group. brown family They will be joined by newcomers Olivia Colman, the 2019 Oscar winner for The Favorite, and Antonio Banderas.
Paddington without the filter…
Last September, Paul King, who also co-wrote the feature film, explained to Total Films That Paddington in Peru drew parallels with the third act of the 2022 Palme d’Or winner, Unfiltered by Ruben Östlund… In this satire about the super-rich, a cruise ship crashes in the jungle and the balance of power is reversed between passengers and crew.
What does this have to do with the friendly Andean bear? According to Paul King, Paddington will be a “fish out of water” in Peru. So we can imagine that if Paddington needs brownies in London, the relationship in the jungle will change and his family will depend on him.
The feature film will be released in theaters on February 5. Meanwhile, Paddington hits theaters on July 24, while Paddington 2 hits theaters on August 7.
Source: Allocine

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