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, he having died that year), it is the sequel to Paddington (2014), and is produced by Heyday Films and StudioCanal UK. The film, a British-French 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, Paddington tries to get a present for his aunt's birthday, but when the gift is stolen he is arrested and imprisoned for the theft, and his family have to find the real culprit and prove Paddington's innocence.
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- The animation in the book sequence when Paddington and Aunt Lucy travel around London is very similar to that of Paddington Bear (TV Series 1976 - 1987) in which all characters and backgrounds other than Paddington were paper cut-outs.
- According to Ben Whishaw, production began in 2016.
- During one scene Paddington gets run through the cogs of a large clock. Once he gets out he turns to camera revealing a smudge similar to a toothbrush moustache. This is a clear nod to Charlie Chaplin and his film Modern Times(1936)
- Director Paul King wrote the screen story of Paddington 2 (2017) with Simon Farnaby, who had a small role in the first Paddington (2014) as Geographers' Guild security guard Barry.
- Michael Gambon, Brendan Gleeson, Jim Broadbent, Julie Walters Jessica Hynes and Imelda Staunton all starred in the Harry Potter franchise.
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