The sweetest little bear in London has returned, after 2014’s Paddington proved a surprise financial success, and even nabbed a BAFTA nomination.
The sequel sees Ben Whishaw return to voice the titular bear, with co-stars in Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Peter Capaldi, Imelda Staunton, and Jim Broadbent.
The sequel also sees Paul King return to the director’s chair, this time co-writing the screenplay with Mindhorn star and writer Simon Farnaby.
There are also two new additions to the cast, in the form of Hugh Grant’s Phoenix Buchanan, a faded and narcissistic actor, and Brendan Gleeson as safecracker Knuckles McGinty.