Paddington (film series)

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Paddington is a series of comedy films based on the character of the same name created by Michael Bond. The first film was released in 2014, featuring Ben Whishaw as the voice of the titular character, and an ensemble cast consisting mainly of British actors. The second film was released in 2017.
==Films==
Moviepedia Paddington-Poster 001.jpg|Paddington (2014)
Paddington2.jpg|Paddington 2 (2017)
==Cast and characters==
Characters 	Films 	Films
Characters 	Paddington(2014)	Paddington 2(2017)
Paddington Bear 	Ben Whishaw 	Ben Whishaw
Henry Brown 	Hugh Bonneville 	Hugh Bonneville
Mary Brown 	Sally Hawkins 	Sally Hawkins
Mrs. Bird 	Julie Walters 	Julie Walters
Samuel Gruber 	Jim Broadbent 	Jim Broadbent
Mr. Curry 	Peter Capaldi 	Peter Capaldi
Jonathan Brown 	Samuel Josline 	Samuel Josline
Judy Brown 	Madeleine Harris	Madeleine Harris
Aunt Lucy 	Imelda Staunton 	Imelda Staunton
Uncle Pastuzo 	Michael Gambon 	Michael Gambon
Millicent Clyde 	Nicole Kidman 	 
Montgomery Clyde	Tim Downie 	 
Joe 	Matt Lucas 	 
Andre the Thief 	Matt King 	 
Phoenix Buchanan	  	Hugh Grant
Knuckles McGinty	  	Brendan Gleeson
* Note: A dark grey cell indicates that the character doesn't appear in the film.
==Production==
The first film of the series was announced in September 2007, with David Heyman producing and Hamish McColl writing the screenplay. When filming began, Heyman announced the casting of Colin Firth as the voice of Paddington. Paddington is the most expensive film produced by the French production company StudioCanal.
In June 2014, after principal photography had wrapped, Firth voluntarily dropped out of the film, after the studio decided his voice was not suitable for Paddington. The role was recast the following month, with Ben Whishaw signing on to voice the title role. Paddington was created using a combination of computer-generated imagery (by the British company Framestore) and animatronics.
The creator of the Paddington character, Michael Bond, also appeared in a cameo in the first film, playing the role of the Kindly Gentleman.
==Crew==
Film 	U.S. release date	Director 	Producer 	Writer(s) 	Composer 	Editor(s) 	Cinematographer
Paddington 	 	Paul King	David Heyman	Story by: Paul King and Hamish McCollScreenplay by: Paul King	Nick Urata 	Mark Everson 	Erik Wilson
Paddington 2	12 January 2018 	Paul King	David Heyman	Paul King and Simon Farnaby 	Dario Marianelli	Mark Everson and Jonathan Amos	Erik Wilson
==References==
Category:Film series
Category:Franchises
Category:StudioCanal films
Category:Paddington Bear