Wilson previously directed commercials for brands including Apple, Ikea and the BBC, as well as U.K. department store John Lewis’s annual Christmas commercial.He was also nominated by the DGA for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials in 2020, among other laurels. Jaafar, Ali (28 November 2014). " 'Paddington': Potential Game-Changer For Studiocanal; Euro Major Bares Ambition". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014 . Retrieved 28 November 2014. Haring, Bruce (28 May 2021). " 'Paddington 2' No Longer Perfect On Rotten Tomatoes After Negative Review". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 1 June 2021 . Retrieved 2 June 2021.

On Metacritic, another review aggregator, the film has a weighted average score of 88 out of 100 based on 38 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". [51] On French entertainment information publisher AlloCiné, the film has an average grade of 4.0/5 based on 22 critics. [52] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale, the same score earned by its predecessor. [4] Later in September, The Royal Parks charity, with the help of Shire horses and almost 200 volunteers, began sensitively clearing the tribute gardens. The teddy bears collected during this process have joined those left as tributes on the Long Walk outside Windsor Castle in being donated to Barnardo’s children’s services. Barnardo’s children’s charity

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In the Ukrainian dub, Paddington was voiced by Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who went on to become the president of Ukraine. [21] [22] Demara, Bruce (15 January 2015). "Paddington is better than bearable fun for youngsters: review". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015 . Retrieved 18 January 2015. Last year more than 382,000 children, young people, parents and carers were supported by Barnardo’s through more than 790 services and partnerships across the UK, such as young carers, care leavers, foster carers and adoptive parents, training and skills or parenting classes. Barnardo’s works to transform the lives of the UK’s most vulnerable children and every year the charity helps thousands of families to build a better future. Visit www.barnardos.org.uk to find out more. Barnardo’s Bow Nursery Meanwhile, the hateful museum taxidermist Millicent Clyde kills and stuffs exotic animals to house them in the Natural History Museum. When she learns of Paddington's existence, she immediately sets out to hunt him down. The Brown family departs for the day, leaving Paddington home alone. Scheming with the Browns' nosy but unsuspecting next-door neighbour, Mr Curry, Millicent sneaks in and attempts to capture Paddington; he manages to defend himself, but inadvertently starts a fire in the process. Paddington tries to tell the Browns the truth, but no one believes him.

Calnan, Ellie (26 July 2023). "Studiocanal's 'Paddington In Peru' starts shooting in the UK amid SAG-AFTRA strike". Screen Daily. Archived from the original on 26 July 2023 . Retrieved 26 July 2023. Chen, Sandie Angulo (15 January 2015). " 'Paddington' movie review: A classic stuffed bear brings home plenty of laughter". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 16 January 2015 . Retrieved 18 January 2015. M&S reveals Christmas advert starring Paddington Bear". The Daily Telegraph. 7 November 2017. Archived from the original on 17 January 2018 . Retrieved 13 January 2018.Box Office: 'Paddington 2' Scores Biggest UK Opening for StudioCanal". The Hollywood Reporter. 13 November 2017. Archived from the original on 22 November 2017. Yossman, K. J. (28 February 2022). "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Was Voice of Paddington Bear". Variety. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022 . Retrieved 2 March 2022. In the deep jungles of "Darkest Peru", a British explorer discovers a previously unknown species of bear. He learns that the bears are highly intelligent and that they have a deep fondness for marmalade. He names them Lucy and Pastuzo and gives them his hat as he leaves, telling the bears that they are always welcome if they wish to go to London.

Release [ edit ] Christmas shopwindow at Selfridges department store in London with a Paddington Bear theme to mark the release of the film, 27 November 2014 Video game [ edit ] Paddington Bear creator Michael Bond dies". BBC News. 28 June 2017. Archived from the original on 11 June 2023 . Retrieved 18 August 2023.Macnab, Geoffrey (27 November 2014). " Paddington, film review: Choppy and episodic". The Independent. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022 . Retrieved 25 March 2015. Sharkey, Betsy (15 January 2015). "Review: 'Paddington' brings irresistible bear to life". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 17 January 2015 . Retrieved 18 January 2015. Han, Karen (9 January 2018). " 'Paddington 2' Is a Total Delight—And Already One of the Best Movies of the Year". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on 7 December 2018 . Retrieved 10 November 2020. Ide, Wendy (27 October 2017). " 'Paddington 2': Review". Screen Daily. Archived from the original on 26 November 2017. a b "Paddington (2015)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 8 July 2019 . Retrieved 26 August 2020.

In November 2014 the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) gave the film a PG certificate for its UK release and advised parents that the film contained "dangerous behaviour, mild threat, mild sex references [and] mild bad language." Paul King, the film's director, told BBC reporter Tim Muffett: "I'm not surprised about that [the PG certificate] but I don't think it's a PG for sexiness. That I would find very odd." Paddington's creator, Michael Bond, said he was "totally amazed" at the BBFC's advice. After the film's distributor challenged the certification, the BBFC revised the wording of its parental guidance, replacing "mild sex references" with "innuendo." It also further qualified the "mild bad language" as "infrequent", saying it referred to "a single mumbled use of ' bloody'." [27] Box office [ edit ] Paddington". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Archived from the original on 20 December 2017 . Retrieved 31 December 2020. The 100 best British films". Empire. Archived from the original on 4 September 2019 . Retrieved 4 September 2019. Busis, Hillary (17 June 2014). "Colin Firth leaving as voice of 'Paddington' movie". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 17 June 2014 . Retrieved 17 June 2014.

Failes, Ian (20 December 2017). "Inside Framestore's PADDINGTON 2 Pop-Up-Book Sequence". VFXVoice.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2018 . Retrieved 27 March 2018. The franchise’s massive impact on popular culture was displayed during Queen Elizabeth II’s platinum jubilee in June 2022, when Paddington was seen having tea with the late Queen at the Windsor Castle as part of a sketch commemorating the 70th anniversary of her ascension to the throne. Clark, Jason. "Paddington Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015 . Retrieved 18 January 2015. Bradshaw, Peter (26 October 2017). "Paddington 2 review– Hugh Grant steals the show in sweet-natured and funny sequel". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 26 October 2017 . Retrieved 27 October 2017.