As Paddington in Peru looms close to, plans for a fourth film and new collection are shifting ahead

Paddington is one the nicest big-screen chaps in latest reminiscence, so we’re understandably excited for the brand new film, Paddington in Peru, which arrives in November. In the meantime, StudioCanal is letting everybody know it is fairly bullish on the property, as one other film and a brand new collection are confirmed to be within the works now.

Through The Hollywood Reporter, the Model Licensing Europe 2024 conference (held in London) introduced information that the corporate is doubling down on the IP, as Paddington has gone “from a traditional character to a worldwide cultural phenomenon.”

In fact, there’s all the time the chance of operating one thing good into the bottom, and that will very properly occur ultimately with everybody’s favorite CGI bear. For now, nonetheless, it looks like most individuals are simply pleased to see extra of the Ben Whishaw-voiced lad.

“We’re additionally engaged on a brand new TV collection and a brand new film to come back in 2027, ’28,” Françoise Guyonnet, CEO of StudioCanal, children & household, mentioned in the course of the occasion. StudioCanal seems to be, nonetheless, taking issues slowly: “This 12 months has been actually centered round content material, experiential and digital technique to offer the most effective publicity we will to Paddington.” From a giant CEO perspective, he isn’t improper. Whereas the films have been successful thus far, they don’t seem to be precisely Minions-level of giant, so there’s extra to be finished so as to make the character as huge as Common’s little guys, particularly in terms of attractive youthful viewers.

Paddington in Peru’s trailer, which you’ll take a look at beneath, is a delight, but you’ll be able to simply inform Paul King’s spark behind the cameras is lacking. Nonetheless, we’re hoping for a great time with Dougal Wilson’s characteristic movie directorial debut; you would possibly know him from his work on varied music movies like ‘Yr 3000’ for ‘Busted or Life in Technicolor II’ by Coldplay.

Moreover, a Paddington musical is coming quickly. In keeping with Guyonnet: “On the finish of subsequent 12 months, huge deal, we’re launching a musical within the West Finish with Sonia Freeman, the most effective producers.” Thus far, we all know that Paddington: The Musical (tentative title) will characteristic music and lyrics by Tom Fletcher, with Jessica Swale as author and Luke Sheppard as director.