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Directed by | Dougal Wilson |
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Based on | Paddington Bear by Michael Bond |
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Cinematography | Erik Wilson |
Edited by | Úna Ní Dhonghaíle |
Music by | Dario Marianelli |
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Running time | 106 minutes[1] |
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Language | English |
Box office | $30.8 million[2][3] |
Paddington in Peru is a 2024 live-action animated adventure comedy film directed by Dougal Wilson (in his feature directorial debut) and written by Mark Burton, Jon Foster, and James Lamout from a story by Paul King, Simon Farnaby, and Burton. It is the third installment in the Paddington film series, which are based on the Paddington stories by Michael Bond, and a sequel to Paddington (2014) and Paddington 2 (2017). The film stars Hugh Bonneville, Emily Mortimer, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Carla Tous, Olivia Colman, Antonio Banderas and Ben Whishaw as the voice of Paddington.
The film entered development in February 2021, and the title Paddington in Peru was announced in June 2022. It is the feature film debut of Wilson, and also the first in the series to be co-produced by Sony Pictures under their labels Columbia Pictures and Stage 6 Films. Principal photography took place between July and October 2023, in the United Kingdom, Colombia and Peru.
Paddington in Peru was released in cinemas in the United Kingdom by StudioCanal on 8 November 2024. The film received positive reviews from critics.