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.
Have you ever been fired, Mr Brown? Well, no, but are you quite sure you're ready for the workplace, Paddington? It's a tough, competitive world out there and I worry a good-natured little bear might get trampled underfoot. He's right, you know. You can't trust anyone. That's why I'm doing my newspaper alone. Darling, is this about Tony? - No! - Everything's about Tony. The reason no one's helping with your paper is because it's so lame. Well, at least I'm not pretending to be someone I'm not. Nor am I. G-Man! - J-Dog. - Spud bounce. But Aunt Lucy said, "If we're kind and polite, the world will be right." - At least someone's making sense. - Oh, sorry. And you're kind, Mr Brown, and you made it to the top. I'm nowhere near the top. I peaked in the middle. Now my hair's gone grey, my belly's popped out, and I've started to creak. Oh! Doesn't that man live in the big house on the corner? - It's Phoenix Buchanan. - Dad's celebrity client. He's one of our Platinum Club members. And a very famous actor. Or used to be. - Now he just does dog-food commercials. - Hm. Mrs Bird doesn't like him because he can never remember her name. Now then, simmer down, simmer... All right, little bit more.
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That's enough! I'm sorry, I'm at my worst tonight. I really am. I am... tickled the deepest shade of shrimp to have been asked here tonight to open this wonderful old steam fair. But you know, when Madame Kozlova created this thing all those years ago, she most certainly was not thinking of people like me, whatever I am. VIP, celebrity. I hate all that stuff. No, no... West End legend, that's another one. No, no, she was thinking of you guys, huh? The ordinary people. So, I'm going to ask one of you to come up here and open the fair. Volunteers? Anyone. Ooh! Eeny, meeny, miney...
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...bear! Let's have the young bear. Why not? - Come, come, young ursine. - Thank you. Up here, my furry friend. Very good, very good. - Now, your name is? - Paddington Brown. Oh, well, of course it is. You are my new neighbour. You live with... Henry and Mary and the great Mrs... Now then, I suppose you know who I am. Oh, yes. You're a very famous actor. - Oh, pooh. - Or used to be. Now you do dog-food commercials. - Well, a man has to eat. - What, dog food?
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Oh, very, very funny. Anyway, they do say that at Madame Kozlova's, all your dreams come true. So, if you had one wish tonight, what would it be? Oh, that's easy. I'd like to get my Aunt Lucy a birthday present. - Aww. - Darling. I've got my eye on an old pop-up book of London. Made by Madame Kozlova, as it happens. The only problem is it's rather expensive. So I need to get my paws on an awful lot of money. Well, I'm not sure that we can offer you that. But we can of course offer you o-o-o-odles of fun. So, if you would like to lend me a paw, we now declare Kozlova's Steam Fair... ...open!
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Wonderful! Thank you. Ooh! Ooh, wonderful. Mrs Brown? Just one moment. A word in your ear. - Hm? - This, er, this pop-up book. - Do you know it? - I know of it. But I was led to believe it was lost. Where on earth did you find it? Oh, at Mr Gruber's antique shop. He's keeping it to one side for me but I really need a job. I don't suppose you have any advice, do you? No. No. No. I imagine you just have to start at the bottom of the ladder - and work your way up. - Do you know what, Mr Buchanan? Hm? You've just given me the most brilliant idea. - Have I? - I'm going to be a window cleaner.
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