Paddington in Peru has gigantic shoes to fill. The two previous Paddington movies are beloved, considered some of the best family-friendly movies ever made, and box office successes. Can the third possibly live up to the high expectations? Or will the results be as sticky as one of the titular bear’s marmalade sandwiches?
Ben Whishaw returns as the voice of Paddington, who travels with his adopted human family the Browns to Peru to visit his Aunt Lucy. Think it goes as planned? Of course not, and soon they are traveling through the Amazon rainforest trying to uncover a mystery.
Also in the cast are Hugh Bonneville, Emily Mortimer, Antonio Banderas, Olivia Colman, Julie Walters, Madeleine Harris, Samuel Joslin, Carla Tous, and Jim Broadbent. The film is directed by Dougal Wilson in his feature debut. And while fans might be concerned that prior director Paul King couldn’t return (he was busy with Wonka), he conjure up the story and co-write the script.
SYNOPSIS: PADDINGTON IN PERU brings Paddington’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 up to the mountain peaks of Peru.
Paddington in Peru opens in U.S. theaters on January 17th.
