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, 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. 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. 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.
There's something about this whole business - that has been tickling my brainbox. - What is it? On the night of the robbery, when young Mr Brown called out, the thief took to his heels and ran down the stairs. Came straight through the shop and out the front door, setting off the alarm. Ah, but that's the thing. He didn't go straight through the shop. - No? - He came all the way over here to get the popping book. Why not some jewellery or a vase? They're much closer. Far more valuable. He can't know much about antiques. No. Unless... he knows something about that book that we don't.
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You may find this hard to believe, Madame Kozlova, but Paddington is innocent. And we think that the real thief may have broken into Mr Gruber's just to steal your great-grandmother's pop-up book. - The pop-up book? - I know it sounds far-fetched. But is there anything you could tell us about that book? Anything at all could be helpful.
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I knew there was something special about that pop-up book. Hmm? Why else would she have kept it in her strongbox? You're not telling me you believed all that guff, are you? Madame Kozlova drew 12 London landmarks in that book. Yes? Well, what if they're not just landmarks? What if they're... - I don't know, clues? - Clues? - To where she hid her fortune. - You mean a treasure map? - Exactly! - Oh... And that's why the thief took it from Mr Gruber's. First thing tomorrow, we need to go to every landmark in that book. See if we can sniff out anything suspicious. - Too many adventure stories, Mary. - What? She's a fortune teller. She spun you a yarn. It's what they do. Honestly, Henry, you're so closed-minded these days. - What's that supposed to mean? - What happened to the man I married? - He'd have believed me. - Oh, him. - He's gone. - What? I'm afraid your husband's just a creaky old man. - He's not Bullseye Brown. - Oh, Lord. ♪ I'm crazy like a fool ♪ What about it, Daddy Cool? ♪ Daddy, Daddy Cool ♪ Daddy, Daddy Cool Bullseye. Oh, Henry. ♪ She's crazy about her Daddy Henry? Henry! Anyway, the point is, we're not going to help Paddington by going on a wild-goose chase. We're looking for this scruffy chancer, not some swashbuckling pirate hunting for buried treasure.
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There you go, lads. Good luck. - Um, Mr McGinty? - What do you want? Well, the thing is, I'm actually innocent. And I wondered if you had any advice on how to clear my name, now that we're friends. Friends? I'm your boss, not your buddy. Oh. Well, after you. Why? So you can stab me in the back? No. Because it's polite. Aunt Lucy said, "If we're kind and polite, the world will be right." You were ahead of me and now you're behind. That makes you a sap. Ingredients are over there. Um, aren't you going to help? Nope. Now get on with it. But there's 500 hungry prisoners coming for breakfast. So we'll need a thousand juicy oranges. Oh, and rule number one: no talking.
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