Paddington Bear (film)

Paddington
UK theatrical release poster
Directed by	Paul King
Produced by	David Heyman
Screenplay by	Paul King
Story by	Paul King Hamish McColl
Based on	Paddington Bear by Michael Bond
Starring	Hugh Bonneville Sally Hawkins Julie Walters Jim Broadbent Peter Capaldi Nicole Kidman Ben Whishaw
Music by	Nick Urata
Cinematography	Erik Wilson
Edited by	Mark Everson
Production company	Heyday Films StudioCanal
Distributed by	StudioCanal
Release date	28 November 2014 (2014-11-28)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United Kingdom France
Language	English
Budget	€38.5 million ($50–55 million)
Box office	$268 million

Paddington is a 2014 British-French family comedy film directed by Paul King, written by King and Hamish McColl and produced by David Heyman. Based on Paddington Bear by Michael Bond, the film stars Ben Whishaw as the voice of the title character, along with Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi and Nicole Kidman in live-action roles. The film was co-produced by the French company StudioCanal and the British company Heyday Films. It was released in the United Kingdom on 28 November 2014 and grossed $265.3 million worldwide on a €38.5 million budget. Among several honours, King was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and both he and Heyman were nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best British Film. A sequel, Paddington 2, is scheduled to be released in 2017.

In the deep jungles of darkest Peru, British geographer Montgomery Clyde happens upon a previously unknown species of bear. He is about to shoot it to take back a specimen to England when another bear playfully takes his gun away. He learns that this family of bears is intelligent and can learn English, and that they have a deep appetite for marmalade. He names them Lucy and Pastuzo. As he departs, he throws his hat to Pastuzo and tells the bears that they are always welcome should they wish to go to London.