Paddington in Peru 2024

Paddington in Peru is a 2024 live-action animated adventure comedy film directed by Dougal Wilson and written by Mark Burton, Jon Foster, and James Lamont. It is the sequel to Paddington 2 (2017) and the third installment in the Paddington film series, which is based on the Paddington stories by Michael Bond. The film, a British-French-American co-production, stars Hugh Bonneville, Emily Mortimer, Julie Walters, Olivia Colman, Antonio Banderas and Ben Whishaw as the voice of Paddington. The film follows Paddington and the Brown family as they return to Paddington's home country of Peru, where they travel through the jungle to find Aunt Lucy. The film entered development in February 2021, and the title Paddington in Peru was announced in June 2022. It is the feature film debut of Wilson. Principal photography took place between July and October 2023, in the United Kingdom, Colombia and Peru. Paddington in Peru was released in cinemas in the United Kingdom by StudioCanal on 8 November 2024 and in the United States by Sony Pictures Releasing on 14 February 2025. It grossed $211 million and received positive reviews from critics. A fourth film is in development.