Six years after Paddington 2, the third movie in the franchise is officially happening, and the production is set to kick off on July 24. It will see our favorite bear getting into sticky situations in “deepest, darkest Peru”, his country of birth.

The third film will experience a changing of the guard, with the director Paul King stepping down and letting Dougal Wilson take over the reins in his feature film debut.

“As a huge fan of the first two films, I am very excited (if not a little intimidated) to be continuing the story of Paddington. It’s a massive responsibility, but all my efforts will be focused on making a third film that honors the love so many people have for this very special bear,” said Wilson in a statement.

The cast of the film is yet to be announced, but it’s safe to expect Ben Whishaw will return as the voice of Paddington. The cast of the first two films also included Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Brendan Gleeson, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi, Nicole Kidman, and Hugh Grant.

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Variety broke the news after coming into contact with representatives from Studiocanal, who released the following statement: “We can confirm Studiocanal is working very hard on film 3 with the utmost craft and care – as with film 1 and 2.”

This news comes shortly after one of the movie’s stars, Hugh Bonneville, confirmed that the next movie was “somewhere on the horizon” during a recent interview on BBC.

The cast of the previous two movies also included Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, and Ben Whishaw as the voice of Paddington. Their return is yet to be confirmed, but director Paul King isn’t expected to make a comeback, because he’ll be busy directing the upcoming movie about the young Willy Wonka.

“At some point, you just have to stop. It might be time for somebody else to do a twist on it. I’m trying not to do a third bear movie, which is a huge, huge mistake,” King previously told Empire.

The first Paddington movie premiered in 2014, and it was followed by a critically acclaimed sequel in 2017 and the animated series The Adventures of Paddington.

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Six years after Paddington 2, the third movie in the franchise is officially happening, and the production is set to kick off on July 24. It will see our favorite bear getting into sticky situations in “deepest, darkest Peru”, his country of birth.

The third film will experience a changing of the guard, with the director Paul King stepping down and letting Dougal Wilson take over the reins in his feature film debut.

“As a huge fan of the first two films, I am very excited (if not a little intimidated) to be continuing the story of Paddington. It’s a massive responsibility, but all my efforts will be focused on making a third film that honors the love so many people have for this very special bear,” said Wilson in a statement.

The cast of the film is yet to be announced, but it’s safe to expect Ben Whishaw will return as the voice of Paddington. The cast of the first two films also included Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Brendan Gleeson, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi, Nicole Kidman, and Hugh Grant.

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Variety broke the news after coming into contact with representatives from Studiocanal, who released the following statement: “We can confirm Studiocanal is working very hard on film 3 with the utmost craft and care – as with film 1 and 2.”

This news comes shortly after one of the movie’s stars, Hugh Bonneville, confirmed that the next movie was “somewhere on the horizon” during a recent interview on BBC.

The cast of the previous two movies also included Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, and Ben Whishaw as the voice of Paddington. Their return is yet to be confirmed, but director Paul King isn’t expected to make a comeback, because he’ll be busy directing the upcoming movie about the young Willy Wonka.

“At some point, you just have to stop. It might be time for somebody else to do a twist on it. I’m trying not to do a third bear movie, which is a huge, huge mistake,” King previously told Empire.

The first Paddington movie premiered in 2014, and it was followed by a critically acclaimed sequel in 2017 and the animated series The Adventures of Paddington.

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