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.
And I can make a strawberry panna cotta... ...with a pomegranate glaze. Oh, I like the sound of that. Don't you, Knuckles? - Yeah! - Come on, then. Let's get cooking. ♪ If this little proverb you will understand ♪ You will lend your brothers a helping hand - Nice roulade, Spoon. - ♪ If this little proverb ♪ You will understand ♪ You will lend your brothers - ♪ A helping hand - Thank you, Phibs. - There you go, Paddington. - Ooh, Knuckles. I want those petit fours now! ♪ So whether you agree Or you shall disagree ♪ You cannot disregard the truth of this philosophy ♪ Singing life will be easier Time would be breezier ♪ If you love your neighbour Er, excuse me, Professor. - What would Aunt Lucy say? - "Always use a cake fork." Well, then. ♪ We wonder if there is ideal happiness above - Care for a taste, warden? - Thank you, Paddington.
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♪ Resist all temptation, restrain from strife ♪ I try to live a normal and an upright life ♪ And this too you must learn Make the best of what you earn ♪ Strictly learn to leave your brothers' property alone ♪ And life will be easier Time will be breezier ♪ If you love your neighbour And it turns out the monster wasn't such a monster after all. And they all became the best of friends. - The end. - Aww! Uh! Time for bed, you lot. You need your beauty sleep. It's visiting day tomorrow. Visiting day?
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In the past month, these three shadowy individuals have all been seen snooping around three London landmarks. - Oh. - We think the thief you saw - is part of a criminal gang. - Using the pop-up book - as a treasure map. - Well, it's a theory. - Have you found out who they are? - Not yet, dearie.
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I'm sorry, this is a private conversation. Oh, it's all right, Mr Brown, this is my friend, Knuckles. - How are you? - This is Phibs. - G'day. - Spoon. - Hello. - Jimmy the Snitch. - All right? - T-Bone. - Wotcher. - The Professor. Squeaky Pete. - Double Bass Bob. - Hello. - Farmer Jack. - How do? - Mad Dog. - Woof! - Johnny Cashpoint. - Kerching! - Sir Geoffrey Willcot. - I hope I can rely on your vote. And Charley Rumble. Oh, it's so wonderful to meet you all. I must say, it's a great relief to know that Paddington's already made such sweet friends. Would you excuse us a moment? - What are you doing? - Talking to the nice men. Nice men? Mary, we can't trust these people. I mean, look at them. Talk about a rogues' gallery. Hideous! As for that bearded baboon in the middle, he's hardly got two brain cells - to rub together. - We can still hear you, Mr Brown. That was the light you turned off. The microphone is on the other side. It's got "microphone" written on it.
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- Turn left... - You can't park here! I'm not parked, I'm doing the bins. You're not doing the bins, sunshine. You're studying on council time. I'm gonna report you. And your hat. - Morning, Miss Kitts, Colonel. - Oh, morning, Mrs Brown. Judy asked me to drop these off to you. Propaganda! You are wasting your time trying to peddle that rubbish.
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Everyone round here knows it was your bear that done it. And this street is a far, far better place without him. What? Oi, it's that mangy dog! You are going to the pound, my son. Barking without a licence in a built-up area. - Give 'em here. - I'll ticket you! I have to sell them under the counter for obvious reasons, but people are buying 'em. - Really? - It's a bloomin' good read. Hm. Made a few people round here think twice about your young bear. You just need to find that thief. Oh, we're trying. Don't suppose you know where he is, do you, Feathers? He's behind you.
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- Do you? - But, I do have a little bit of good news that might turn your frown upside down. - Oh, yes? - It looks... fingers, fingers, fingers, as though the funding may be coming through for my one-man show. - Oh. Right. - It's an evening of monologue and song, featuring some of my better known characters. Would you like a little preview? Um... Picture this scene. Darkness, then suddenly, spotlight. Me... ping! ♪ Listen to the rain on the roof ♪ Go pit pitty pat, pit pitty pat sit Oh, Mary, you look sad. You don't like musicals? No. No, no, no. I suppose it just seems so unfair. Paddington's in prison and yet... - life carries on. - Oh, I know. It must be so hard to accept that he won, that man with the dazzling blue eyes. I beg your pardon? The man in the poster. Your wonderful drawing.
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