‘Paddington in Peru’ will Release on January 17, 2025

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Brendan Gleeson in StudioCanal’s ‘Paddington 2.’

Preview

The third ‘Paddington’ movie, ‘Paddington in Peru’ will arrive in the US on January 15, 2025.
It’ll find the bear visiting his Aunt Lucy in here retirement home in Peru.
While a lot of the cast is returning, Emily Mortimer has stepped in to replace Sally Hawkins.

In a world of ongoing strife, war, lingering pandemic effects and movie delays for various reasons, it’s somehow heartening to know that marmalade sandwich-loving bear Paddington will be back on our screens –– even if we will have to wait a while.

Sony Pictures, which is releasing the movie in the States, has set a January 17, 2025, date for ‘Paddington in Peru’, the third outing for the beloved bear.

That might be bad news for fans such as Nicolas Cage (even if that was only a joke in ‘The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent’), but UK audiences will be happy to learn that the distributor there, StudioCanal, has scheduled it for November 8, 2024.

What’s the story of ‘Paddington in Peru’?

A scene from director Paul King’s ‘Paddington 2.’

Six years after ‘Paddington 2’, the third Paddington film brings the bear’s story to Peru as he returns to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy, who now resides at the Home for Retired Bears.

With the Brown Family in tow, a thrilling adventure ensues when a mystery plunges them into an unexpected journey through the Amazon rainforest and to the mountain peaks of Peru.

Who is starring in ‘Paddington in Peru’?

The cast for the movie includes a blend of returning veterans and new faces.

Ben Whishaw is once more voicing Paddington, with Imelda Staunton as the vocal talent behind Aunt Lucy.

On screen, we’ll see Hugh Bonneville, Julie Walters, Madeleine Harris, Samuel Joslin and Jim Broadbent, while newcomers this time include Olivia Colman and Antonio Banderas.

Sally Hawkins, who played Mrs. Brown in the first two films, is replaced this time by Emily Mortimer.

And more recently, Rachel Zegler had to drop out of the role of Gina Cabot in support of the actors’ strike. Newcomer Carla Tous is taking over that part.

Who is making ‘Paddington in Peru’?

Timothée Chalamet as Willy Wonka in Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures’ ‘Wonka,’ a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Jaap Buittendijk. Copyright: © 2023 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

While Paul King directed the first two movies, he’s switched instead to make ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ prequel ‘Wonka’.

So, directing duties on ‘Paddington in Peru’ have now been handled by Dougal Wilson, working from a story by King and Simon Farnaby, which was turned into a script by Jon Foster, James Lamont and Mark Burton.

Filming recently wrapped after location and stage work in London, Peru and Colombia.

Here’s Wilson’s statement on finishing the production stage:

“It’s been a joy and an honor to shoot ‘Paddington in Peru’ with such a wonderful and talented cast and crew. I feel incredibly lucky to have been blessed with such a lovely group of people, many of whom have returned to the world of this beloved bear. We are also delighted to have welcomed Emily, Olivia, Antonio and Carla to the ‘Paddington’ family.”