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Paddington 2
Paddington 2 is a 2017 live-action animated comedy film directed by Paul King and written by King and Simon Farnaby, based on the stories of Paddington Bear, created by Michael Bond (to whom the film is also dedicated, Bond having died that year). It is the second in the Paddington film series. The film, a British-French-Luxembourgish co-production, stars Ben Whishaw as the voice of Paddington, with Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Brendan Gleeson, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi and Hugh Grant in live-action roles. In the film, after Paddington is framed and imprisoned for a burglary that he did not commit, he and his family have to find the real culprit and prove his innocence.
The film was confirmed to be in development in April 2015. Principal photography began in October 2016 and ended in June 2017. The film was theatrically released on 10 November 2017 in the United Kingdom and on 6 December in France, and grossed $227 million.
Paddington 2 received critical acclaim and was nominated for three BAFTAs: Outstanding British Film, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor, for Grant. A third film, Paddington in Peru, was released in 2024.
Having found a home with the Brown family in Windsor Gardens, Paddington begins working to buy a pop-up book of London in Samuel Gruber's antique shop for his aunt Lucy's 100th birthday, performing several odd jobs such as window cleaning and saving his wages. One night, he witnesses a burglary at the shop in which the book is stolen. In pursuit of the thief, Paddington is framed and arrested, while the real culprit, actor Phoenix Buchanan, escapes with the book. With no evidence of the thief's existence, Paddington is convicted and sentenced to ten years in prison.
Knuckles McGinty, the prison chef, hires Paddington to work in the kitchen after tasting one of his marmalade sandwiches. Meanwhile, the Browns help to prove Paddington's innocence by putting up sketches of the thief all over London, while Buchanan uses clues within the book to locate a hidden fortune. Growing suspicious of Buchanan, Mary and Henry Brown search his home and discover a secret attic filled with numerous costumes, including the one he wore during the burglary. They present the evidence to the police, who decline it. Meanwhile, Paddington is ultimately convinced that the Browns have forgotten him.
Paddington and Knuckles, along with two other inmates Phibs and Spoon, escape the prison at midnight. While Paddington's fellow escapees had initially promised to help prove his innocence, they later reveal that their true intention is to flee the country, prompting Paddington to abandon them. Paddington uses a public telephone to contact the Browns, who inform him that Buchanan is the real thief. Aiming to expose Buchanan, they arrange to meet at Paddington station, where a carnival train carrying the hidden fortune is due to depart.
Paddington boards the train immediately before it leaves, and the Browns follow him in an LNER Peppercorn Class A1. Buchanan locks Paddington inside the train's brake van and severs the coupling before Henry subdues him. The brake van rolls into a nearby river with Paddington trapped inside, but Knuckles, Phibs, and Spoon arrive and help Mary save Paddington.
Paddington falls into a coma, but wakes up on Aunt Lucy's birthday to find himself at home. He learns that he has been exonerated, Buchanan has been arrested, and the book is now in police custody as evidence of Buchanan's crimes. Much to his delight, he also discovers that the Browns and their neighbours have arranged transport for Aunt Lucy to visit London from Peru.
Paddington 2
Paddington 2 is a 2017 live-action animated comedy film directed by Paul King and written by King and Simon Farnaby, based on the stories of Paddington Bear, created by Michael Bond (to whom the film is also dedicated, Bond having died that year). It is the second in the Paddington film series. The film, a British-French-Luxembourgish co-production, stars Ben Whishaw as the voice of Paddington, with Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Brendan Gleeson, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi and Hugh Grant in live-action roles. In the film, after Paddington is framed and imprisoned for a burglary that he did not commit, he and his family have to find the real culprit and prove his innocence.
The film was confirmed to be in development in April 2015. Principal photography began in October 2016 and ended in June 2017. The film was theatrically released on 10 November 2017 in the United Kingdom and on 6 December in France, and grossed $227 million.
Paddington 2 received critical acclaim and was nominated for three BAFTAs: Outstanding British Film, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor, for Grant. A third film, Paddington in Peru, was released in 2024.
Having found a home with the Brown family in Windsor Gardens, Paddington begins working to buy a pop-up book of London in Samuel Gruber's antique shop for his aunt Lucy's 100th birthday, performing several odd jobs such as window cleaning and saving his wages. One night, he witnesses a burglary at the shop in which the book is stolen. In pursuit of the thief, Paddington is framed and arrested, while the real culprit, actor Phoenix Buchanan, escapes with the book. With no evidence of the thief's existence, Paddington is convicted and sentenced to ten years in prison.
Knuckles McGinty, the prison chef, hires Paddington to work in the kitchen after tasting one of his marmalade sandwiches. Meanwhile, the Browns help to prove Paddington's innocence by putting up sketches of the thief all over London, while Buchanan uses clues within the book to locate a hidden fortune. Growing suspicious of Buchanan, Mary and Henry Brown search his home and discover a secret attic filled with numerous costumes, including the one he wore during the burglary. They present the evidence to the police, who decline it. Meanwhile, Paddington is ultimately convinced that the Browns have forgotten him.
Paddington and Knuckles, along with two other inmates Phibs and Spoon, escape the prison at midnight. While Paddington's fellow escapees had initially promised to help prove his innocence, they later reveal that their true intention is to flee the country, prompting Paddington to abandon them. Paddington uses a public telephone to contact the Browns, who inform him that Buchanan is the real thief. Aiming to expose Buchanan, they arrange to meet at Paddington station, where a carnival train carrying the hidden fortune is due to depart.
Paddington boards the train immediately before it leaves, and the Browns follow him in an LNER Peppercorn Class A1. Buchanan locks Paddington inside the train's brake van and severs the coupling before Henry subdues him. The brake van rolls into a nearby river with Paddington trapped inside, but Knuckles, Phibs, and Spoon arrive and help Mary save Paddington.
Paddington falls into a coma, but wakes up on Aunt Lucy's birthday to find himself at home. He learns that he has been exonerated, Buchanan has been arrested, and the book is now in police custody as evidence of Buchanan's crimes. Much to his delight, he also discovers that the Browns and their neighbours have arranged transport for Aunt Lucy to visit London from Peru.