Following the box office success of Paddington in Peru, more Paddington adventures are to come with Paddington 4 now confirmed by Studiocanal.
What do we know about Paddington 4?
Speaking to Deadline in a recent profile on the company’s growth, Studiocanal CEO and Canal+ Deputy CEO Anna Marsh said that there “will be a fourth film” in the Paddington universe and that the studio is also already working on other aspects of branching out with the iconic character.
“We’re thinking about the next movies and we’re working on a new TV series as well as the stage show musical with Sonia Friedman and Eliza Lumley,” said Marsh.
The comments come following the success of Paddington in Peru, the third entry in the franchise, after its premiere in the United Kingdom in November. The film was the highest opening of the franchise in the UK when it premiered, proving the character had found success after its first two films.
“Full of Paddington’s signature blend of wit, charm, and laugh-out-loud humor, Paddington in Peru finds the beloved, marmalade-loving bear lost in the jungle on an exciting, high-stakes adventure,” the official synopsis reads. “When Paddington discovers his beloved Aunt Lucy has gone missing from the Home for Retired Bears, he and the Brown family head to the wilds of Peru to look for her, the only clue to her whereabouts a spot marked on an enigmatic map. Determined to solve the mystery, Paddington embarks on a thrilling quest through the rainforests of the Amazon to find his aunt…and may also uncover one of the world’s most legendary treasures.”
The screenplay for Paddington in Peru was written by Mark Burton, Jon Foster, and James Lamont, based on a story by Burton, Simon Farnaby, and Paul King. King directed the first two films in the Paddington franchise.
King also serves as a producer on the movie alongside Anna Marsh, Ron Halpern, Dan MacRae, Jeffrey Clifford, Rob Silva, and Tim Wellspring.
Paddington in Peru will be released in United States theaters on February 14, 2025, from Sony Pictures Releasing.
(Source: Deadline)
