PADDINGTON IN PURU Casts Olivia Colman, Antonio Banderas, Rachel Zegler, and Emily Mortimer
The third film in the Paddington franchise, Paddington In Peru has set its lead cast with Olivia Colman, Antonio Banderas, Rachel Zegler, and Emily Mortimer. They will join franchise stars Ben Whishaw and Hugh Bonneville, who are set to return.
It was also reported that Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Madeleine Harris, Samuel Joslin, and Imelda Staunton are in talks to return.
Colman will take on the role of The Reverend Mother, described as “a blithe and sunny guitar-playing nun who runs the Home for Retired Bears.” Banderas plays Hunter Cabot, “a dashing and intrepid riverboat captain who offers to help the Brown family on their Peruvian adventure.” His daughter, Gina Cabot, will be played by Rachel Zegler. Mortimer will play Mrs. Brown, replacing Sally Hawkins, who portrayed the character in the first two films.
The original 2014 Paddington film saw the young Peruvian bear travel to London in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington Station, he met the kindly Brown family, who offered him a temporary haven. The 2017 sequel found Paddington happily settled with the Brown family and a popular member of the local community, following him as he picked up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy’s 100th birthday, only for the gift to be stolen.
The story for Paddington 3 will follow Paddington “as he returns to Peru to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy, who now resides at the Home for Retired Bears. With the Brown Family in tow, a thrilling adventure ensues when a mystery plunges them into an unexpected journey through the Amazon rainforest and up to the mountain peaks of Peru.”
The previous director Paul King didn’t return for this movie because he’s been busy directing Timothée Chalamet in WB’s upcoming film Wonka. Instead, the film will be directed by Dougal Wilson, from a story created by King, Simon Farnaby, and Mark Burton with the screenplay by Burton, Jon Foster, and James Lamont.
Wilson said in a statement: “I am absolutely delighted to be working with such a wonderful cast on the next installment of the Paddington story. I was already an enormous fan of our returning actors, but for them to be joined by Olivia, Antonio, Emily, and Rachel is beyond thrilling.”
Paddington In Peru will film in the UK, Peru, and Colombia with principal photography set for July 24th.
Source: Deadline