Paddington 2

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Paddington 2
Paddington 2 poster.jpg
UK theatrical release poster
Directed by Paul King
Written by
Based on Paddington Bear
by Michael Bond
Produced by David Heyman
Starring
Cinematography Erik Wilson
Edited by
Music by Dario Marianelli
Production
companies
Distributed byStudioCanal
Release dates
  • 5 November 2017 (2017-11-05)(London)
  • 10 November 2017 (2017-11-10)(United Kingdom)
  • 6 December 2017 (2017-12-06)(France)
Running time
104 minutes [1]
Countries
  • United Kingdom [2]
  • France [3]
  • Luxembourg [3]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$40 million [4]
Box office$227.3 million [5]

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 sequel to Paddington (2014), and is produced by Heyday Films and StudioCanal UK. 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.

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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 6 December 2017 in France, and grossed $227 million worldwide. The film received widespread critical acclaim on Metacritic and gained an approval rating of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, becoming the highest-rated film on the site until a single negative review was registered in 2021. It appeared on numerous lists of best films of the year and of the 2010s. [6] It received three nominations at the 71st British Academy Film Awards: Outstanding British Film, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Actor in a Supporting Role, for Grant. A third film, Paddington in Peru , is in production.

Plot

Paddington, having settled with the Brown family in Windsor Gardens, offers his neighbours emotional support in various ways. To purchase a one-of-a-kind pop-up book of London in Samuel Gruber's antique shop for his aunt Lucy's 100th birthday, Paddington performs several odd jobs and saves his wages, but he later witnesses a burglary at the shop in which the book is stolen. Paddington gives chase, but the thief escapes, and Paddington is framed and arrested. The thief returns home and is revealed to be Phoenix Buchanan, an egotistical actor who also lives in Windsor Gardens. In court, Mr. Gruber states that he does not believe that Paddington stole the book. However, with no evidence of the thief's existence, Paddington is convicted and sent to prison.

Paddington is assigned to laundry duty on his first day, but accidently puts a red sock in with the white prison suits, which turns them pink, and angers the prisoners. The prison's short-tempered chef, Knuckles McGinty, recruits Paddington after being impressed by his marmalade sandwich recipe. The Browns work to clear Paddington's name, putting up sketches of the thief all over London. Buchanan uses the book to locate a series of clues within London's landmarks, which unveil the location of a secret treasure. During their efforts to prove Paddington's innocence, the Browns encounter a fortune teller who informs them that the book leads to the hidden fortune of the original author.

With Paddington's influence, the prison becomes a much livelier and friendlier place, but Paddington struggles to remain positive when the Browns are unable to prove his innocence, but keep hunting. Knuckles and two other prisoners, Phibs and Spoon, later tell Paddington that although the Browns mean well, they will eventually forget about him.

Becoming convinced that Buchanan is the culprit, the Browns look for the stolen book inside his house. They find a secret attic where Buchanan's various costumes are stashed, including the disguise he wore to steal the book. Meanwhile, the Browns' investigation causes them to miss visiting Paddington in prison.

Paddington, believing the Browns have forgotten him, joins Knuckles, Phibs and Spoon in a prison break. They promise to aid in proving his innocence, but after escaping, they promptly abandon the idea in order to flee the country, inviting Paddington to join them. Paddington refuses and, while avoiding the police, uses a public telephone to contact the Browns, who assert that Buchanan is the real culprit. To catch Buchanan, they arrange to meet at Paddington Station, where a carnival train carrying the hidden fortune is due to leave.

Paddington reaches the station, hides in a litter bin to avoid the police, and boards the train just as it leaves. The Browns pursue on a LNER Peppercorn Class A1, at the opposite platform. Buchanan finds the hidden fortune, but is thwarted by Paddington. Henry, Judy and Mrs. Bird catch up and board the other train to confront Buchanan, who overwhelms them and escapes. He severs the coupling of the train's rear carriage (with Paddington locked inside), but is photographed by Judy while holding the book, before Henry knocks him out.

Paddington is still trapped in the rear carriage when it derails and crashes into a nearby river. Mary tries to rescue Paddington, but struggles to open the locked carriage; she is soon assisted by Knuckles, Phibs, and Spoon, who had a change of heart and decide to help Paddington as promised.

Paddington falls into a coma, but wakes up on Lucy's birthday to find himself at home. He learns that he has been exonerated, and that Buchanan has been arrested. Although Paddington is disappointed that he cannot give Lucy the book as it has been taken in as police evidence, he discovers that the Browns, with the help of their neighbours, arranged for Lucy to come to London herself. Opening the front door to her, Paddington hugs Lucy, wishing her a happy birthday.

During the credits, Knuckles, Phibs, and Spoon are pardoned, and Knuckles opens a sandwich business, which becomes incredibly successful. For his crimes, Buchanan receives a ten-year prison sentence; six months later, he is shown to be putting his experience as a performer to further use by hosting shows for the inmates and providing entertainment throughout the building.

Cast

Main cast

Voices

Supporting cast

Production

In April 2015, David Heyman, the producer of Paddington (2014), confirmed that a sequel was in development. [7] It was also announced that Paul King would return to direct, and co-write the screenplay with Simon Farnaby. [8] Heyman's Heyday Films, and StudioCanal, produced the film, making it a British-French co-production. [9] By October 2016, most of the cast of Paddington — Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi, Madeleine Harris, Samuel Joslin, Ben Whishaw and Imelda Staunton  — were confirmed to be returning for the sequel, joined by Hugh Grant and Brendan Gleeson. [10] Grant described his character as "enormously vain and narcissistic". [11]

Principal photography began on 18 October. [10] [12] Many of the domestic interiors were filmed on stages at Pinewood Studios and Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden, but producers also shot at key central London locations like Tower Bridge and St Paul's Cathedral. Jonah Coombes, supervising location on both Paddington and the sequel, stated, “We were looking for locations that celebrated London and delivered the kind of cinematic scale we were looking for.” [13] Framestore provided the visual effects for the film, [14] including the elaborate pop-up book sequence. [15] On 7 February 2017, filming featured in the CBBC documentary series All Over the Workplace . [16] Filming took place in London's Little Venice for three days, [17] and also at Shepton Mallet Prison [18] and Knebworth Park. [19] Craig Revel Horwood choreographed the prison dance scene. Principal photography wrapped on 27 June 2017. Michael Bond, the creator of Paddington Bear, died the same day, and the film was dedicated to him. [20]

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by Dario Marianelli. [21]

Tracklist [21]
No.TitleLength
1."Windsor Gardens"4:03
2."The Pop-Up Book"1:29
3."A Shave, Sir? A Light Pomade"1:54
4."Window Cleaning"3:15
5."Rub and Scrub (Tobago and d'Lime)"2:27
6."The Book Is Stolen"2:21
7."A Letter from Prison"2:20
8."It's Only One Red Sock"1:24
9."Madame Kozlova's Story"1:19
10."One Orange at a Time"3:03
11."An Unusually Attractive Nun"1:19
12."Marmalade Chefs"1:22
13."Love Thy Neighbour (Tobago and d'Lime)"2:05
14."The Break-In"3:24
15."Jungle Jail"2:14
16."Escape Waltz"3:27
17."Lost and Found"3:03
18."Race to Paddington Station"1:34
19."The Steam Trains"3:46
20."Bullseye-Henry"2:04
21."Splash"2:22
22."Happy Birthday Aunt Lucy"3:34
23."Jump in the Line (End Titles)"5:31

Additional music in the film, not included on the soundtrack recording:

"Rain on the Roof" (Stephen Sondheim) – Hugh Grant; performed during the end credits. [22]

Release

Paddington 2 had its world premiere in London on 5 November 2017, [23] and was theatrically released in the United Kingdom on 10 November. [24] It was released on 6 December in France, 7 December in Germany, 21 December in Australia and New Zealand, [9] and 12 January 2018 in the United States. [25]

Distribution

StudioCanal distributed Paddington 2 in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Australia and New Zealand. [9]

Paddington 2 was originally planned to be distributed by The Weinstein Company and Dimension Films in the United States through their sub-label, TWC-Dimension, as the first film was. However, following the sexual abuse allegations against Weinstein Company founder Harvey Weinstein in October 2017, Heyday Films and StudioCanal looked for another American distributor for Paddington 2, because they believed that a film for children should not be associated with the Weinstein scandal. [26] [27] In mid-November 2017, Warner Bros. Pictures, which distributed Heyday's Harry Potter films and was already distributing the Paddington films in Spain, acquired the film's North American distribution rights for $32 million (£24 million). Warner Bros. also gained the right of first refusal to distribute future Paddington films in North America, [28] though it was later rescinded when it was announced that the third film would be distributed by Sony Pictures in North America. [29]

Marketing

From 9 October 2017, five pop-up installations of Paddington's pop-up book, featured in the film, were placed around London, at Peter's Hill, Tower Bridge, Paddington Station, Peninsula Square and Bankside. The event was promoted by Visit London. [30] [31] The launch was attended by Hugh Bonneville and Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. [32]

On 16 October 2017, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge attended a Paddington 2 charity event at Paddington Station, along with some of the cast and crew of the film. [33] A video game based on the film, Paddington Run, was released on iOS, Android and Windows Phone devices on 25 October 2017. [34] [35]

On 26 October 2017, it was announced that Paddington would appear in the 2017 Marks & Spencer Christmas advertisement. [36] A teaser was released on 4 November 2017. The advertisement itself was released on 7 November 2017 and had its television premiere on the Pride of Britain Awards 2017. Whishaw returned to voice Paddington, and the advertisement also featured Mark Benton and Angela Rippon. [37] [38]

Home media

Paddington 2 was released on streaming platform Amazon Video on 5 March 2018. The film was released in the United Kingdom on Blu-ray, DVD & 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray on 12 March 2018. [39] The film was released on Blu-ray and DVD in the United States on 24 April 2018 from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.[ citation needed ]

Reception

Box office

Paddington 2 grossed $40.9 million in the United States and Canada, and $186.4 million in other countries (including $59.4 million in the United Kingdom), for a worldwide total of $227.3 million. [5]

In its first weekend in the United Kingdom, the film grossed $10.9 million (£8.3 million), more than the first film ($8/£6 million), becoming StudioCanal's highest-grossing film opening weekend in the United Kingdom to date. [40] In its second weekend, the film dropped 20% and grossed another $8.8 million (£6.6 million). [41]

In the United States and Canada, Paddington 2 was released alongside the openings of The Commuter and Proud Mary , as well as the wide expansion of The Post , and was projected to gross $15–17 million from 3,702 theatres in opening weekend. [42] It made $2.4 million on its first day and $11 million over the weekend (including $15 million over the four-day Martin Luther King Jr. weekend), finishing 7th at the box office, and marking a near-50% decline from the opening of the first film. [4] It made $8 million in its second weekend, dropping 27% and finishing 6th. [43]

Critical response

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Paddington 2 has an approval rating of 99% based on 253 reviews, with an average rating of 8.7/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Paddington 2 honours its star's rich legacy with a sweet-natured sequel whose adorable visuals are matched by a story perfectly balanced between heartwarming family fare and purely enjoyable all-ages adventure." [44] On 18 January 2018, it became the most-reviewed film ever to remain at 100% on the site, with 164 positive reviews, beating Toy Story 2 , which had 163 positive reviews at the time. [45] Lady Bird had previously beaten the record the past November, but registered a negative review at 196. [46] In 2021, the 100% score for Citizen Kane (1941), often regarded as the greatest film ever made, was changed to 99% following the inclusion of an 80-year-old negative review; some publications satirically labelled Paddington 2 as a better film than Citizen Kane due to their respective scores. [47] [48] [49] In May 2021, Paddington 2's score dropped to 99% after a negative review by Eddie Harrison was registered on the site. [50]

On Metacritic, another review aggregator, the film has a weighted average score of 88 out of 100 based on 38 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". [51] On French entertainment information publisher AlloCiné, the film has an average grade of 4.0/5 based on 22 critics. [52] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale, the same score earned by its predecessor. [4]

Leslie Felperin of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "Paddington 2 won't save the world, sadly, but its existence makes everything just that tiny bit better and more, well, bearable." [1] Guy Lodge of Variety wrote, "Another near pawfect family entertainment, honouring the cosy, can-do spirit of Michael Bond's stories while bringing them smoothly into a bustling, diverse 21st century London — with space for some light anti-Brexit subtext to boot." [53] Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian wrote, "The film is pitched with insouciant ease and a lightness of touch at both children and adults without any self-conscious shifts in irony or tone: it's humour with the citrus tang of top quality thick-cut marmalade." [54] In 2019, The Guardian ranked Paddington 2 the 69th best film of the 21st century. [55]

Accolades

AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.
Heartland Film Festival 31 December 2017Truly Moving Picture Award Paul King Won [56]
London Film Critics' Circle Awards 28 January 2018 Best British or Irish Film Paddington 2Nominated [57]
Best Supporting Actor Hugh Grant Won
Best British or Irish Actress Sally Hawkins (also for The Shape of Water and Maudie )Won
Best Breakthrough British or Irish Filmmaker Simon Farnaby Nominated
Technical AchievementPablo GrilloNominated
Evening Standard British Film Awards 8 February 2018Everyman Award for Best FilmPaddington 2Nominated [58]
Peter Sellers Award for ComedyWon
Technical AchievementGary WilliamsonWon
British Academy Film Awards 18 February 2018 Best British Film Paul King, David Heyman and Simon FarnabyNominated [59]
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Hugh GrantNominated
Best Adapted Screenplay Simon Farnaby and Paul KingNominated
International Film Music Critics Association 22 February 2018Best Original Score for a Comedy Film Dario Marianelli Nominated [60]
[61]
Empire Awards 18 March 2018 Best British Film Paddington 2Nominated [62]
[63]
Saturn Awards 27 June 2018 Best Fantasy Film Nominated [64]
Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Mid-Season Awards3 July 2018Best PictureDavid HeymanRunner-Up [65]
[66]
Best Supporting ActorHugh GrantNominated
Best Adapted ScreenplayPaul King and Simon FarnabyWon
People's Choice Awards 11 November 2018 The Family Movie of 2018Paddington 2Shortlisted [67]
British Academy Children's Awards 25 November 2018 Feature Film Paul King, Simon Farnaby and David HeymanWon [68]
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 3 December 2018 Best Voice Performance Ben Whishaw Nominated [69]
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 7 December 2018Best Art Direction/Production DesignPaddington 2Nominated [70]
Best Use of Visual EffectsNominated
Los Angeles Film Critics Association 9 December 2018 Best Supporting Actor Hugh GrantRunner-up [71]
San Diego Film Critics Society 10 December 2018Best Visual EffectsPaddington 2Nominated [72]
Best Costume DesignRunner-up
Best Comedic PerformanceHugh GrantWon
St. Louis Film Critics Association 16 December 2018Best ComedyPaddington 2Nominated [73]
Seattle Film Critics Society 17 December 2018Best PictureNominated [74]
Villain of the yearHugh GrantNominated
Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards17 December 2018Best PicturePaddington 2Runner-Up [75]
Best Vocal/Motion Capture PerformanceBen WhishawRunner-Up
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards 21 December 2018Best Supporting ActorHugh GrantNominated [76]
Best Art Direction/Production DesignPaddington 2Runner-Up
Austin Film Critics Association7 January 2019Best Supporting ActorHugh GrantNominated [77]
Best Vocal/Motion Capture PerformanceBen WhishawNominated
Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society9 January 2019Best Visual Effects or Animated PerformanceBen WhishawNominated [78]
Alliance of Women Film Journalists 10 January 2019Best Supporting ActorHugh GrantNominated [79]
Golden Tomato Awards 11 January 2019Best-Reviewed Wide ReleasePaddington 27th Place [80]
Best Movie 2018: UKWon
Best Kids and Family MovieWon
Annie Awards 2 February 2019 Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Live Action ProductionPablo Grillo, Laurent Laban, Kyle Dunlevy, Stuart Ellis and Liam RussellNominated [81]
Movieguide Awards 8 February 2019Best Movie for FamiliesPaddington 2Nominated [82]
Faith & Freedom Award for MoviesNominated

Future

Television series

On 9 October 2017, StudioCanal announced that they were producing The Adventures of Paddington, an animated series based on the film, with Whishaw reprising his role as Paddington. The series premiered worldwide on Nickelodeon in 2020. [83] [84]

Sequel

In June 2016, StudioCanal CEO Didier Lupfer stated that the studio was committed to making a third Paddington film. [85] In November 2017, David Heyman told Digital Spy that though the script for a third film had not been developed, discussions about locations, ideas and scenes had already begun. [86] In November 2018, Heyman noted that a third film was likely to happen, but that Paul King would not be back to direct due to him working on Wonka, though he would still be involved in a prominent creative capacity. [87] In February 2021, Paddington 3 officially began development. [88]

In July 2021, StudioCanal announced that Paddington 3 will begin shooting in the first quarter of 2022. The story for the third film was written by Paul King, Simon Farnaby, and Mark Burton, and the screenplay by Burton, Jon Foster and James Lamont. [89] In June 2022, the film's title Paddington in Peru and Dougal Wilson as director were announced, with principal photography now set to begin 2023. [90] In April 2023, it was confirmed Paddington in Peru would start filming on 24 July. [91] In May 2023, at the Cannes film festival, Sony Pictures confirmed they had acquired the North American distribution rights for the third film. [29] In June 2023, Olivia Colman and Antonio Banderas joined the cast as newcomers, while Emily Mortimer was announced to replace Sally Hawkins as Mrs. Brown. [92] Filming commenced in the United Kingdom on 24 July 2023. [93]

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